MARINE DEPOT MAINTENANCE COMMAND (MDMC)
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. - BARSTOW, California
| Employer | MARINE DEPOT MAINTENANCE COMMAND (MDMC) |
| Address | Paxman Engine Area |
| City, State ZIP | BARSTOW, California 92311 |
| Report ID | 2022086913 |
| 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 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.98000, -116.96000 |
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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 3,309 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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