PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS—
Gulf Stream Marine, Inc.
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Gulf Stream Marine, Inc., Gulf Copper Harbor Island Facility, PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS 78373 on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was removing a chain binder that was used to secure cargo to a vessel. While working to free the handle of the tension binder from the deck plate using the handle of another binder, the binder suddenly released and struck the employee on the left side of his face and on the right thumb. The employee sustained a fractured right thumb and a laceration on the left cheek.
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An employee was walking to the gangway of a vessel. Their left hand was caught by the roller track of a hatch cover on the vessel resulting in partial amputations to the index and middle fingers and a laceration to the same area.
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Two employees were discussing an operational assignment when a reversing forklift ran over the injured employee's right foot, resulting in a fractured right ankle.
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS—
Gulf Stream Marine, Inc.
The injured employee was removing a piece of 4" x 4" lumber from steel slab cargo in the yard area while another employee was operating a heavy-duty powered industrial truck (PIT) to lift a steel slab with magnets using a reach stacker. The lift was reversing with the cargo hoisted when the rear tire of the PIT hit a pothole and caused the slab to swing back and forth. As a result, the steel slab struck the injured employee in his abdominal area. The employee suffered a pelvic fracture, fractures to the L4 and L5 vertebrae, and a possible bladder contusion.
FREEPORT, TEXAS—
Gulf Stream Marine, Inc.
A load of cargo from a vessel was being landed on the dock. The injured employee walked towards the load in order to unhook the rigging, when one of the 4-ton round steel bars rolled and came to rest on his left foot. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left ankle.
HOUSTON, TEXAS—
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An employee was struck by a powered industrial truck while standing in an open area of the facility causing a laceration to the lower right leg.
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