DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2020-01-24San DiegoCaliforniaSSA Pacific (aka, Marine), Inc.BrainStruck by dislodged flying object, particle
A longshoreman was unloading I-beams off a cargo ship. The beams were secured with a lashing system composed of wooden 4-by-4s and cables. While the cables were being loosened, a 4-by-4 sprung loose and struck the employee on the hardhat, causing a head injury.
2018-08-14JacksonvilleFloridaPortus Stevedoring, LLCMultiple body partsWater vehicle incident
An employee was loading cargo ship containers when he was caught between two cargo ship containers, resulting in a broken arm and ribs. He was hospitalized.
2018-05-15MiamiFloridaBetty K Agencies (USA) LLCMultiple body partsFall on water vehicle
On May 15, 2018, an employee fell approximately 15 feet while accessing a cargo ship, suffering a head injury, multiple facial fractures, mandible fractures, a left elbow fracture, and a soft tissue injury and laceration to the left ankle/foot. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-02-09Corpus ChristiTexasGulf Stream Marine, Inc.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping a forklift operator load a non-working truck into a cargo shipping container. The truck was being placed into the shipping container facing outward when the tires slipped off of the lip of the container and the truck bounced. The employee's left ring finger was caught and pinched in the hood, amputating his fingertip.
2015-04-06HoustonTexasRichardson Stevedoring & Logistics Services, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Two employees were injured when they fell to a lower level. The first employee had rigged a draft of pipes in the hatch of a cargo ship and was proceeding to the designated safe area. Before she made it to the safe area, the draft was being picked and started to spin. The second employee saw her freeze up and ran and tackled her before she could be struck by the pipe. They both fell approximately 4 feet. The first employee suffered three broken ribs and a collapsed lung. The second suffered a co