OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221404544

GENERAL DYNAMICS NASSCO

SAN DIEGO, CA· 2021-05-12T00:00:00

Event: Carry, Climbing on Ladder, Concrete Floor, Descending Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall On Same Level, Fracture, Inexperience, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Insufficient Supervision, Ladder, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Slip, Slippery Surface, Spine, Work Surface, Wrist
NAICS: 336611
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345361109
Employer profile: GENERAL DYNAMICS NASSCO
Summary number: 221404544
Report ID: 0950632

Event description

Employee fractures spine and wrist in fall while descending

Investigation abstract

At 11:47 p.m. on May 12, 2021, an employee was working as a trainee for a The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to his wrists and a spine from impact with the concrete. company at a shipyard where the construction and repair of ships is performed. The employee had worked at the shipyard for several months. A coworker (supervisor) tasked him with welding on a ship block which required working from a ladder. The employee had used ladders in the course of his job in the past. The employee was concluding his work day and was descending a job-made wooden ladder that was approximately 20 feet in height. The employee was attempting to carry his welding helmet and a bag of tools with him while he was climbing down the ladder. The employee slipped and fell approximately 15 feet to the concrete.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M

Event type
5

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