Port Newark Container Terminal
Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway — Fractures — NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | Port Newark Container Terminal | Report ID | 2020054951 |
| Address | 241 Calcutta St | City, State ZIP | NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07114 |
| Event Date | May 28, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway | Source of Injury | Automobile |
| Secondary Source | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 541614 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.68000, -74.14000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was driving a checker vehicle when it collided with a truck that was backing up. The employee suffered a right superior articulating facet fracture of the C6 vertebra, a fracture of the left posterior tubercle at the C5 vertebra, a grade IV blunt cerebrovascular injury with distal reconstitution, abrasions to the left ear and left elbow, and decreased sensation in the right thumb and index finger.
Incident Summary
On May 28, 2020, a worker at Port Newark Container Terminal in NEWARK, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway, with automobile identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 51 severe injury reports involving "Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway injuries.
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