Tropical Shipping USA, LLC

An employee was conducting welding repairs inside a ballast water tank on a docked ship. The employee began to experience signs of heat exhaustion, resulting in hospitalization.

An employee was working from the ground, helping as a crane placed cargo loaded on flat racks onto a road chassis. As the employee moved to place a connecting pin, a flat rack shifted and crushed his right index finger. Half of the finger was amputated.

An employee had just unjammed a warehouse dock leveler. The end of the dock leveler came down on the employee's left middle and ring fingers, crushing them against a container and causing avulsions.

An employee was assisting in the loading of a 20' flatrack onto a vessel. The employee installed a lifting cable into position and applied tension to the cable using his right hand. As the cable pressed against the flatrack, the tip of the employee's right index finger was pinched off.

An employee was waiting to remove the connecting pin to the rotator on a harbor crane when the remote control that was being used malfunctioned, causing the rotator to fall to one side. The rotator struck and crushed the employee's right hand.

An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.

An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.

An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.

An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.

An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

An employee was assisting in the discharge and segregation of a leaking HAZMAT container (organic peroxide Type F) and inhaled the fumes of the leaking product. The employee was hospitalized with difficulty breathing.

An employee was directing traffic on a deck. After giving the driver of a cargo van directions, the employee then turned his back to the vehicle and walked backward as it moved forward. The rear of the chassis struck the employee and knocked him to the ground, and he was then run over by the rear tires. The employee suffered broken bones, along with multiple other injuries.

An employee was operating a straddle carrier when they drove over a pothole, resulting in lower back pain due to a slipped disk.

An employee was working from the ground, helping as a crane placed cargo loaded on flat racks onto a road chassis. As the employee moved to place a connecting pin, a flat rack shifted and crushed his right index finger. Half of the finger was amputated.

An employee was filling up the air reservoir tank on a brake bleeder kit. The tank ruptured and separated at the seam, and the employee suffered severe lacerations and fractures to the right hand.

An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.

An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.

An employee was inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.

An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.