Port Manatee Ship Repair
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet — Fractures — TAMPA, FLORIDA
| Employer | Port Manatee Ship Repair | Report ID | 2024098392 |
| Address | 1006 N 19th St. | City, State ZIP | TAMPA, FLORIDA 33605 |
| Event Date | September 10, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered |
| Secondary Source | Other constructed surface | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 336611 | Inspection # | 1775756 |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.95000, -82.43000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was painting the top of a shipping container from inside a lift basket on a forklift. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to the concrete surface and sustained a fractured pelvis and a fractured L5 vertebra.
Incident Summary
On September 10, 2024, a worker at Port Manatee Ship Repair in TAMPA, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet, with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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