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Accident Summary Nr: 14517676 - EMPLOYEE'S LEG FRACTURED WHEN STRUCK BY GARBAGE SKIP

Accident Summary Nr: 14517676 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 09/22/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100334929	10/15/1985	3731	0	Jacksonville Shipyards, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HELPING A RIGGER LOWER A GARBAGE SKIP ONTO THE WING WALL OF A DRY DOCK. THE GARBAGE SKIP WAS SET DOWN ON THE DECK WITH ONE WHEEL ON A HATCH COVER. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 WENT TO RELEASE THE BRIDLE LEG, HE SLIPPED. AT THE SAME TIME, THE SKIP ROLLED OFF THE COVER, CATCHING THE EMPLOYEE'S LEG BETWEEN THE SKIP AND THE CAPSTAND BASE. HE SUSTAINED FRACTURES OF THE LOWER TIBIA AND FIBULA OF THE LEFT LEG. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED TWO WEEKS LATER OF A PULMONARY THROMBOEMBOLISM.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SLIP, STRUCK BY, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100334929			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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