BAYTOWN, TEXAS—
Richardson Stevedoring & Logistics
Fall on water vehicle · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Richardson Stevedoring & Logistics, 3800 Oscar Nelson Dr., BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77523 on — Fractures, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
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Final narrative
An employee climbed up a ladder to unhook it from a barge. The employee climbed up 4 to 5 steps when the ladder moved. He lost his balance and fell 6 feet to the floor of the barge, fracturing his left wrist and right knee and possibly fracturing his right hip.
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An employee was inside a cargo hold on a ship, guiding in a steel slab load, when the load hit a two-by-four. The two-by-four then popped up and pinched the employee's pinky fingertip between it and the load chain, resulting in a partial finger amputation.
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Richardson Stevedoring Logistics
An employee was in the hatch of a maritime vessel attempting to hook up to a bundle of pipe to lift it out of the hatch. The employee began to experience severe body cramps and was hospitalized with severe dehydration.
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An employee was helping to discharge fuel from a barge by positioning a C-hook on a coil. After he slid the C-hook into the coil, his hand rested on the bottom of the C-hook. When a crane began to lift the hook, the coil and his fingers became caught, crushing his left-hand pinky, ring, and middle fingers.
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