DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-09-16TacomaWaU.S. Postal ServiceWrist(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was sorting large parcels in the large parcel sorting area. The employee moved a gaylord box filled with parcels with a manual pallet jack. The employee was on the front side of the box, pulling down on the upper edge of the cardboard and tipping it over. As she stepped back and was pulling down, her feet slipped out from under her and she fell backward. As she fell, she placed both hands back to catch herself and fractured both wrists.
2020-09-22TacomaWaWest Coast Terminal and Stevedore, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersFall on water vehicle
An employee was unlocking twist locks on a catwalk on a container ship. He fell through an open access hatch and sustained six broken ribs and a bruised lung.
2019-04-09TacomaWashingtonWASHINGTON UNITED TERMINALS INCBrainFall on water vehicle
An employee was locking and unlocking container cones aboard a container ship utilizing a lashing rod. The employee slipped and fell due to wet conditions on the deck, landing on a lower deck about 4-6 feet below and suffering a head injury. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-09-21TacomaWashingtonNORTHWEST DETENTION CENTERThigh(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on a freshly mopped floor and fell fracturing her femur. The employee was hospitalized.