Incident date: 2024-12-16
NAICS industry code: 488320

An employee was hooking up pipes to be hoisted and then went up a ladder. Before getting to the top of the ladder, he went to pull himself onto the top pipe. His foot slipped on the pipe and he fell approximately 2-3 feet and struck the column of the barge. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left femur and required surgery.

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