Incident date: 2019-05-07
NAICS industry code: 336611

A painter working in the sonar dome of a submarine was power washing in a confined space when they fell three levels (approximately 20 feet) through a 2' x 4' access hole. The employee lost consciousness and suffered a contusion to the back of the head and pneumonia from inhaled water.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Existing floor opening
code_nature: title: Pneumonia
code_body: title: Lung(s), pleura
severity: moderate