Port Newark Container Terminal, LLC

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — NEWARK, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Port Newark Container Terminal, LLC in NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
Employer Port Newark Container Terminal, LLC Report ID 2022076458
Address 241 Calcutta St. City, State ZIP NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07114
Event Date July 23, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Elbow(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 488320 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.68000, -74.14000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unlocking a shoe on a train car. The employee fell from a stationary rail car to the ground and required hospitalization for a fractured right elbow.

Incident Summary

On July 23, 2022, a worker at Port Newark Container Terminal, LLC in NEWARK, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the elbow(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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