GT USA LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PORT CANAVERAL, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GT USA LLC in PORT CANAVERAL, FLORIDA
Employer GT USA LLC Report ID 2021031985
Address Canaveral Cargo Terminal, North Cargo Berth #6 City, State ZIP PORT CANAVERAL, FLORIDA 32920
Event Date March 5, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 488310 Inspection # 1519135
GPS Coordinates 28.39000, -80.60000

Incident Narrative

A longshoring employee was removing strapping from a bundle of lumber at pierside. The employee's leg was entangled in the rigging sling a forklift had used to move the bundle of lumber. The employee suffered leg and ankle injuries and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On March 5, 2021, a worker at GT USA LLC in PORT CANAVERAL, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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