OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221477912

PORT NEWARK CONTAINER TERMINAL, LLC

NEWARK, NJ— 2022-07-13T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Container, Containerized Cargo, Head, Longshoring, Roll-Over, Straddle Carrier
NAICS: 488320
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346073802
Employer profile: PORT NEWARK CONTAINER TERMINAL, LLC
Summary number: 221477912
Report ID: 0214200

Event description

Employee Is Killed When Straddle Carrier Rolls Over

Investigation abstract

At 12:17 a.m. on July 13, 2022, an employee was operating a straddle carrier to load empty containers onto a cargo ship. When the straddle carried machine rolled over, the employee sustained blunt force trauma to the head and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 59 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
845

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