Water Transportation

NarrativeAt 4:00 p.m. on September 12, 2017, an employee was working for a marine cargo terminal. He was adjusting a twist lock on a shipping container, when the crane operator lowered a container onto his left hand. The thumb and portions of his index and middle fingers on his left hand were amputated, and the employee was hospitalized.

NarrativeAt approximately 12:25 p.m. on June 18, 2017, Employee #1 was using a gangway/accommodation ladder to transition from a barge to a refinery wharf. While transitioning from the vertical ladder to the adjustable gangway, he fell approximately 7 feet to the deck of the barge. Employee #1 sustained a fracture of the L4 vertebrae and second degree burns. The burns through his clothing were caused when he contacted the hot surface and waited for emergency responders. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he was underwent burn treatment and was then hospitalized.

NarrativeOn September 28, 2016, an employee was hooking up large pipes in the hull of a ship when he fell in an 18-inch void between the pipes on the deck. He suffered broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a concussion.