Anchor Sandblasting and Coatings, LLC
Fall on water vehicle — Fractures — TAMPA, Florida
| Employer | Anchor Sandblasting and Coatings, LLC |
| Address | Gulf Marine Repair Shipyard, 1800 Grant Street |
| City, State ZIP | TAMPA, Florida 33605 |
| Report ID | 20231010049 |
| Event Date | October 31, 2023 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) |
| Event Type | Fall on water vehicle |
| Source of Injury | Water vehicle, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 |
| Inspection # | 1709042 |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.94000, -82.44000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was rolling up a power cord inside the tank of a vessel when they stepped backward into a manhole behind them. The employee fell through the hole inside the tank of the vessel and sustained fractures to the shoulder as well as swelling of the left side of the back.
Incident Summary
On October 31, 2023, a worker at Anchor Sandblasting and Coatings, LLC in TAMPA, Florida suffered fractures to the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e). The incident was classified as fall on water vehicle, with water vehicle, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 117 severe injury reports involving "Fall on water vehicle" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall on water vehicle injuries.
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| Sep 18, 2018 | Craftsmen Contractors, LLC | CONVENT, Louisiana | Fractures | Hosp. |
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| Oct 26, 2016 | SSA TERMINALS, LLC | OAKLAND, California | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Sep 28, 2016 | SSA Marine Pacific Southwest | STOCKTON, California | Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs | Hosp. |
| Jan 21, 2019 | ELECTRIC BOAT CORP, A DIV OF GENERAL DYNAMICS CO. | GROTON, Connecticut | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Jul 8, 2020 | Prime Industrial Access | PUEBLO, Colorado | Bruises, contusions | Hosp. |
| Apr 9, 2019 | WASHINGTON UNITED TERMINALS INC | TACOMA, Washington | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Hosp. |
| Jun 6, 2021 | Peter Pan Seafoods Inc | NAKNEK, Alaska | Fractures | Hosp. |
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