Navy Trident Refit Facility Bangor
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — SILVERDALE, WASHINGTON
| Employer | Navy Trident Refit Facility Bangor | Report ID | 2024053969 |
| Address | 7000 Finback Circle | City, State ZIP | SILVERDALE, WASHINGTON 98315 |
| Event Date | May 6, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Ankle(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Scaffolds, staging unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Scaffolds, staging unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 336611 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.69000, -122.71000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was exiting the main ballast tank when they slipped off the scaffold ladder and fell onto the lower-level scaffold platform. They fell approximately five ladder rungs and sustained a compound fracture to their left ankle.
Incident Summary
On May 6, 2024, a worker at Navy Trident Refit Facility Bangor in SILVERDALE, WASHINGTON suffered fractures to the ankle(s). 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 557 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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