# Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury at Gulf Marine Repair Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2015118763` · 11/19/2015 · YBOR CITY, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
## Employer
- **Name:** Gulf Marine Repair Corp.
- **Location:** South Slip of Dry Dock, YBOR CITY, FLORIDA, 33605
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was securing a steel plate under a barge on a dry dock. The 24" X 14' steel plate weighing approximately 285 lbs. came undone from the lifting mechanism and struck the employee in the back.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*