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OSHA Injury Report: Gateway Terminal, LLC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Gateway Terminal, LLC in 400 Waterfront Street, New Haven, CT 6512 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was laborer in marine cargo handling services.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Gateway Terminal, LLC
Parent company
Waterfront Enterprises, Inc., dba Gateway Terminal
Street
400 Waterfront Street
City
New Haven
State
CT
ZIP
6512
On-site location
Harbor Terminal, Harbor Dock

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
14

Before the incident

Cleaning the dock using a skid steer.

What happened

While operating a skid steer to clean the dock during RCA material loadout the employee noticed the material handler operator attempting to alert a third-party dump-body truck driver that the vehicle’s rear tailgate was open. The operator had made multiple attempts to gain the driver’s attention including sounding the horn and using hand signals from the dock. The employee exited the skid steer to assist the driver in closing the tailgate. During the process the employee’s left thumb became caught in the tailgate track body resulting in a pinched finger injury.

Injury or illness

Pinched left thumb

Object or substance involved

Tailgate of a over the road truck

Summary line

Summary: Employee Injured Left Thumb On Tailgate Of Dump Body |Nature of Injury: Contusion Bruise |Type: Caught Between In |Body Part: Finger(s) |Equipment: OTR Truck

Employee and industry

Job description
Laborer
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
488320 — Marine cargo handling services
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
115
Total hours worked
241172
EIN
061160928
Establishment ID
865488
Employer case #
IE-2508-0

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
13:47
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:16:56:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.