Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding

Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet — Fractures — STURGEON BAY, Wisconsin

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in STURGEON BAY, Wisconsin
Employer Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding
Address 605 North Third Avenue, P.O. Box 830
City, State ZIP STURGEON BAY, Wisconsin 54235
Report ID 2024065581
Event Date June 23, 2024
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Trunk and other lower extremities
Event Type Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet
Source of Injury Scaffolds, staging unspecified
Secondary Source Structures and surfaces unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 336611
Inspection # 1759523
GPS Coordinates 44.84000, -87.38000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a project to remove the shafts of propellers and was working from a scaffold 15-18 feet from the ground. While working, one of the scaffold planks came loose and they fell through the scaffold to the lower level. The employee broke two ribs while trying to catch themself and fractured their heel from the impact of the fall.

Incident Summary

On June 23, 2024, a worker at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in STURGEON BAY, Wisconsin suffered fractures to the trunk and other lower extremities. The incident was classified as fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet, with scaffolds, staging unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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