Coastal Marine Construction, LLC
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Bruises, contusions — CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | Coastal Marine Construction, LLC | Report ID | 2023087814 |
| Address | 960 Turnpike Street, Suite 1C | City, State ZIP | CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02021 |
| Event Date | August 24, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Bruises, contusions | Body Part | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Structures other than buildings, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Water vehicle, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.15000, -71.10000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On August 24, 2023, Coastal Marine Construction, LLC was performing tasks that involved installing a waling system. An employee had surfaced from the ocean after performing his duties as a diver. He began helping to adjust the company s dive operations vessel to extend his radius underwater, as the umbilical only allows the diver to travel 300 feet. While helping to move the vessel, he slipped off the east side of the fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) wale and landed on the dive vessel on his left ribcage. Within minutes, he started finding it harder to breathe and was taken to the hospital with bruising on his ribcage.
Incident Summary
On August 24, 2023, a worker at Coastal Marine Construction, LLC in CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS suffered bruises, contusions to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with structures other than buildings, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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