Deep Sea Coastal and Great Lakes Water Transportation

Industry Summary

The industry has shown a significant reduction in workforce , at least in the last reported period between 2014 and 2015. Over 1,042 employees lost their job in that period, a loss of -2.58%. The most recent numbers show a total of 1,286 businesses currently operating in the Deep Sea Coastal and Great Lakes Water Transportation industry. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Water Transportation Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

OSHA investigators arrived in San Pedro, CA on Thursday, September 14th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Yusen Terminals Inc. which had occured on Tuesday, September 12th 2017. A 52 year old Longshore equipment operator had been injured when the employee's thumb was amputated by shipping container
OSHA ID99020.015
Accident Date2017-09-12
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
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.
On Thursday, October 6th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Stockton, CA after learning of an incident at Ssa Pacific Inc. which had occured on Wednesday, September 28th 2016. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the fall on water vehicle
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-09-28
Accident DegreeInjury
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.
On Saturday, April 9th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in AMA, LO after learning of an incident at ADM Grain River System, Inc. which had occured on the same day. A had been injured when the explosion or fire on water vehicle
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-04-09
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was operating a crane to load grain onto an ocean-going ship when a hydraulic hose failed and caused a fire after contacting a muffler. The employee exited the cab of the crane and landed on a catwalk, breaking the right leg.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
2.62
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 161
450%
Inspection Rate: 0.86
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 9

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