Ports America Louisiana LLC
Water vehicle incident, n.e.c. — Fractures — 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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