Incident date: 2024-09-13
NAICS industry code: 336611

An employee was descending a vertical ladder on a vessel with a grinder and combination level in his left hand. The employee's gloved hand lost grip and he fell to the deck, striking a ready service locker mounting bracket. He fell approximately 6-8 feet and sustained a fractured sacrum.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall, contact incident onboard water vehicle
code_source: title: Water vehicle  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back  sacral region
severity: moderate