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MARINE DEPOT MAINTENANCE COMMAND (MDMC)

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at MARINE DEPOT MAINTENANCE COMMAND (MDMC) in BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA
Employer MARINE DEPOT MAINTENANCE COMMAND (MDMC) Report ID 2022086913
Address Paxman Engine Area City, State ZIP BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA 92311
Event Date August 5, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 336120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.98000, -116.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was finishing disassembly of an engine block, guiding the camshaft through the bore of the cambox of a naval ship's engine. The employee was standing on the rear platform of the engine rotisserie stand when his right foot slipped and he fell in between the stand and the engine. He planted his foot in the oil drain pan and then slipped again, hitting his back against the frame of the stand. The employee sustained a fractured right scapula, two fractured ribs on the right side, and bruising to the right lung.

Incident Summary

On August 5, 2022, a worker at MARINE DEPOT MAINTENANCE COMMAND (MDMC) in BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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