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OSHA Injury Report: Virginia International Gateway

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Virginia International Gateway in 1000 Virginia International Gateway, Portsmouth, VA 23703 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was lasher in marine Cargo Terminal.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Virginia International Gateway
Street
1000 Virginia International Gateway
City
Portsmouth
State
VA
ZIP
23703
On-site location
Vessel Maersk Kansas; Bay 22

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
17

Before the incident

The employee was unlocking lashing rods and unlocking pins aboard the vessel [REDACTED] [REDACTED].

What happened

While unlocking a 4-high container the locking rod slipped off the pin cable and his left pinky struck the vessel railing.

Injury or illness

Left pinky laceration.

Object or substance involved

Lack of a pigtail on container pin which resulted in a slipping locking rod.

Summary line

Pinched left pinky between unlocking pole and vessel railing.

Employee and industry

Job description
Lasher
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
488320 — Marine Cargo Terminal
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
897
Total hours worked
1549224
EIN
541187491
Establishment ID
731218
Employer case #
13

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00:00.000
Time of incident
18:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
19JAN24:16:46:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.