Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at General Dynamics NASSCO, USNS Thurgood Marshall (T-AO 211), SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92113
on , Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was tasked with pulling an 8.2-millimeter cable from overhead while on a ship. They were using a 6-foot, leaning step ladder in the A-frame position and standing on the second rung from the top. As they were reaching for the cable, the ladder tipped forward, causing them to lose balance and fall to the ground. The employee's right ankle was caught in the ladder rung when they lost balance, resulting in a fractured ankle.