Incident date: 2025-04-15
NAICS industry code: 921190

An employee was standing on the ship's gangway setting up equipment in preparation for maintenance to be performed on the gangway. As she was tightening the safety rope that was tied around a bar that holds the gangway in place, the rope broke, causing her to slip and fall backward. She sustained a hematoma and laceration to the back of the head as well as a right elbow fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall, contact incident onboard water vehicle
code_source: title: Water vehicle  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Elbow(s)
severity: moderate