OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221385354

DOMINION TERMINAL ASSOCIATES LLP

NEWPORT NEWS, VA· 2021-07-12T00:00:00

Event: Anchor, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Competent Person, Dumper, Electric Shock, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Fracture, Lanyard, Metal, Millwright, Pelvis, Railroad Car, Reaching, Safety Device, Shock, Steel, Training, Unsecured, Welding, Work Surface, Wrist
NAICS: 488320
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345424170
Employer profile: DOMINION TERMINAL ASSOCIATES LLP
Summary number: 221385354
Report ID: 0316300
Project type: B
Construction end-use: Q

Event description

Employee fractures wrist and pelvis in fall while welding on

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 p.m. on July 12, 2021, an employee working as a millwright for a marine cargo facility was welding a mild steel deflector onto a rail car dumper. The employee unhooked his lanyard to reach a welding rod when he received an electrical shock. The shock caused the employee to fall to the aluminum plank and steel floor below. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured wrist and pelvis.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 28 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
544

Fall distance
20

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