Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-09-25 | Mayport | Pa | DBI, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was measuring a second-story window from the inside. The employee fell out of the window to the ground, suffering an injury to a major artery and fractured ribs, both injuries requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-03-28 | Mayport Naval Station | Florida | Metro Machine Corp | Arm(s) | Fall on water vehicle |
On March 28, 2019, a temporary employee was working inside the USS Iwo Jima's 50-foot tank from a mid-level platform, marking up areas needing repairs, when he fell 17 feet to the bottom of the tank. The platform was unguarded and personal protective equipment was not worn at the time of the incident. The employee was hospitalized with a head contusion and a broken arm. | |||||
2017-08-08 | Mayport Naval Station | Florida | American Scaffold, Inc. | Leg(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was entering a portable water tank to erect a scaffold when he fell through a hole in the platform about 10 to 15 feet to the tank's floor. He suffered a broken left leg, back injuries, and two head lacerations, requiring hospitalization. |