GARDEN CITY, GEORGIA—
MARINE TERMINALS CORPORATION - EAST
Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle · Fractures and dislocations
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at MARINE TERMINALS CORPORATION - EAST, 1 Greer Rd. Suit I, GARDEN CITY, GEORGIA 31408 on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the multiple pelvic region locations.
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a heavy-duty tractor truck on the upper ramp of a vessel deck. When the truck was halfway up the ramp, it started to roll down the ramp and went in the air on its rear tires before coming down. The employee suffered a pelvic fracture and dislocated hip.
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