GALVESTON, TEXAS—
Suderman Contracting Stevedores, Inc.
Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle · Crushing injuries
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Suderman Contracting Stevedores, Inc. , M/V Elleen Neptune, GALVESTON, TEXAS 77553 on — Crushing injuries, affecting the lower leg(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was unloading fertilizer from the cargo hold on a vessel. The employee was standing next to the hauling bucket when the load was grabbed. The employee's leg was pinned between the hauling bucket and the cargo hold wall. The employee suffered crushing injuries and fracture to the lower right leg.
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