NORDHOLM COMPANIES INC

Struck by object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WASHINGTON

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at NORDHOLM COMPANIES INC in BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WASHINGTON
Employer NORDHOLM COMPANIES INC Report ID 2023098306
Address 270 Olympic Dr SE, Ferry Terminal Bainbridge Island City, State ZIP BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WASHINGTON 98110
Event Date September 8, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple face locations
Event Type Struck by object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Chains, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 532490 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 47.62000, -122.51000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading trusses from a barge. He was alongside the bridge span, steering the rear end as it crossed the bridge from the barge to the transfer span. He bent to get a better view of the dollies when the restraints on the supporting beam at the read end of the span failed. The transverse beam rolled forward and the load chain or the chain binder struck the employee. He sustained fractures to an eye socket and a broken nose, as well as lacerations to the head, and bruises.

Incident Summary

On September 8, 2023, a worker at NORDHOLM COMPANIES INC in BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WASHINGTON suffered fractures to the multiple face locations. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, unspecified, with chains, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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