Ports America Louisiana LLC

Water vehicle incident, n.e.c. — Fractures — NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ports America Louisiana LLC in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Employer Ports America Louisiana LLC Report ID 2019099531
Address Ports America Nashville Terminal, 1105 30th Ave. Ste 201 City, State ZIP NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70115
Event Date September 12, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Water vehicle incident, n.e.c. Source of Injury Cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner, ship, excluding sail-powered
Secondary Source Buckets, baskets, pails
Industry (NAICS) 336611 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.00000, -90.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hooking up cargo to a crane hook for discharge from a vessel. The ship moved, causing the cargo (rubber in a metal basket) to strike the employee, who suffered a broken left hip and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 12, 2019, a worker at Ports America Louisiana LLC in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as water vehicle incident, n.e.c., with cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner, ship, excluding sail-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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