Incident date: 2024-12-02
NAICS industry code: 541330

White smoke formed from hot work operations on a missile destroyer and employees were instructed to evacuate the ship. An employee struck their hard hat on a scaffold on the fifth level weather deck and lost their balance. The employee dislocated their left knee and fractured their femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall, contact incident onboard water vehicle
code_source: title: Water vehicle  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Knee(s) and leg(s)
severity: moderate