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Charleston Stevedoring Company, LLC

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Multiple nonspecified injuries and disorders — MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Charleston Stevedoring Company, LLC in MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA
Employer Charleston Stevedoring Company, LLC Report ID 2022076140
Address Wando-Welch Terminal, Berth 2 City, State ZIP MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA 29464
Event Date July 14, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple nonspecified injuries and disorders Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Industry (NAICS) 488320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.83000, -79.87000

Incident Narrative

A truck driver was waiting at a freight terminal to receive an intermodal shipping container coming off a vessel. The crane lifting the container failed and the container fell several feet into the back of the flatbed truck. The driver was jostled in the cab, resulting in back pain and loss of feeling in his toes.

Incident Summary

On July 14, 2022, a worker at Charleston Stevedoring Company, LLC in MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA suffered multiple nonspecified injuries and disorders to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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