GARDEN CITY, GEORGIA—
Marine Terminals Corporation - East
Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway · Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Marine Terminals Corporation - East, Georgia Ports Authority, GARDEN CITY, GEORGIA 31408 on — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c., affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a yard hostler and moving a container to be loaded onto a ship. He became disoriented and drove the yard hostler into a parked forklift and then into a privately owned vehicle that was also parked. The employee was hospitalized with dehydration.
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