Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation

Industry Summary

Suffering major job losses, employees within the Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation industry have got to be on edge. With 2015 employment numbers coming in at 11,680, The industry has seen a decline of -3.44%. This change put 416 folks onto the unemployment line. On average over the last five years, the Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (15% more) than the broader Deep Sea Coastal and Great Lakes Water Transportation Industry

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On Thursday, September 14th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in San Pedro, CA at Yusen Terminals Inc.. A 52 year old Longshore equipment operator had been injured when the employee's thumb was amputated by shipping container

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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.

The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, March 21st 2016 by OSHA representitives in Paducah, KY after learning of an incident at Western Rivers Boat Management which had occured on Friday, March 18th 2016. A 35 year old had been killed when the a deckhand caught between the barge dock and barge was killed

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OSHA ID84208.015

Accident Date2016-03-18

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 11:45 a.m. on March 18, 2016, an employee working as a deckhand securing a barge to a barge dock was caught between the barge dock rake and the coaming of the barge. The employee was crushed and killed.

OSHA investigators arrived in San Juan, PR on Tuesday, August 28th 2012 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Crowley Puerto Rico Services, Inc.. A 55 year old man working as a Truck driver was killed on the job when the employee was killed when struck by truck during container del

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OSHA ID27195.015

Accident Date2012-08-27

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 11:30 a.m. on August 27, 2012, an employee arrived at the Trailer Control area at the CPRS Isla Grande Terminal to deliver an empty container. The employee exited his truck and was standing near the aft section of the rear axle wheels when he was struck by a second truck that came around the passenger side of his vehicle, killing him on-site.