SSA Atlantic Marine

Slip without fall, n.e.c. — Dislocation of joints — NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SSA Atlantic Marine in NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
Employer SSA Atlantic Marine Report ID 2023021356
Address 1050 Remount Road, A-Track Rail Yard, Naval Weapons Station- Charleston City, State ZIP NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29406
Event Date February 12, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Dislocation of joints Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Slip without fall, n.e.c. Source of Injury Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Secondary Source Sand, gravel
Industry (NAICS) 488320 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.90000, -79.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unlashing (loosening chains) military vehicles on rail cars prior to offloading. As he stepped off the railcar and onto the ground, he twisted his left ankle in loose gravel alongside the rail track. He required surgery for a dislocated ankle.

Incident Summary

On February 12, 2023, a worker at SSA Atlantic Marine in NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA suffered dislocation of joints to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as slip without fall, n.e.c., with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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