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PORT NEWARK CONTAINER TERMINAL, LLC

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Fractures — NEWARK, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PORT NEWARK CONTAINER TERMINAL, LLC in NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
Employer PORT NEWARK CONTAINER TERMINAL, LLC Report ID 2019033050
Address 241 CALCUTTA STREET City, State ZIP NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07114
Event Date March 23, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Ropes, ties, chains, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 488320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.69000, -74.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee was securing a line from the vessel to the dock when a line struck him in the lower leg, causing a compound fracture that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On March 23, 2019, a worker at PORT NEWARK CONTAINER TERMINAL, LLC in NEWARK, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with ropes, ties, chains, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 581 severe injury reports involving "Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. injuries.

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