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OSHA Injury Report: Ceres Tampa

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Ceres Tampa in 651 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL 33602 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was longshoremen in stevedoring services.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ceres Tampa
Parent company
Ceres Terminals, Inc.
Street
651 Channelside Drive
City
Tampa
State
FL
ZIP
33602
On-site location
Dock

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Forklift operator [REDACTED] traveling east entering the stores staging area. [REDACTED] had 2 pallets of eggs on his forks. This cargo clearly blocked forward line of sight. [REDACTED] had just passed the gate next to the marshalling area to enter the staging zone and failed to see the other forklift driver [REDACTED]. Ms. [REDACTED] was in his path of travel as she was entering the area to return to the lot and he struck her forklift. The impact displaced the cargo sending it into [REDACTED]. No serious injuries but [REDACTED] did state she wanted to go to a walk-in clinic to be checked out. Both drivers were sent for a drug and alcohol screening and will have 24 hours to submit results.

What happened

Forklift operator [REDACTED] traveling east entering the stores staging area. [REDACTED] had 2 pallets of eggs on his forks. This cargo clearly blocked forward line of sight. [REDACTED] had just passed the gate next to the marshalling area to enter the staging zone and failed to see the other forklift driver [REDACTED]. Ms. [REDACTED] was in his path of travel as she was entering the area to return to the lot and he struck her forklift. The impact displaced the cargo sending it into [REDACTED]. No serious injuries but [REDACTED] did state she wanted to go to a walk-in clinic to be checked out. Both drivers were sent for a drug and alcohol screening and will have 24 hours to submit results.

Injury or illness

Nature of Injury: Contusion Bruise |Type: Struck By Against (Cargo Equipment)|Body Part: Leg(s) |Equipment: Forklift

Object or substance involved

Forklift operator [REDACTED] traveling east entering the stores staging area. [REDACTED] had 2 pallets of eggs on his forks. This cargo clearly blocked forward line of sight. [REDACTED] had just passed the gate next to the marshalling area to enter the staging zone and failed to see the other forklift driver [REDACTED]. Ms. [REDACTED] was in his path of travel as she was entering the area to return to the lot and he struck her forklift. The impact displaced the cargo sending it into [REDACTED]. No serious injuries but [REDACTED] did state she wanted to go to a walk-in clinic to be checked out. Both drivers were sent for a drug and alcohol screening and will have 24 hours to submit results.

Summary line

Summary: Forklift operator [REDACTED] failed to drive backwards with a load and struck another forklift operator [REDACTED] |Nature of Injury: Contusion Bruise |Type: Struck By Against (Cargo Equipment)|Body Part: Leg(s) |Equipment: Forklif

Employee and industry

Job description
Longshoremen
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
488320 — Stevedoring services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
63
Total hours worked
113071
EIN
520903206
Establishment ID
1077603
Employer case #
IE-2312-00

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:10:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:19:12:00

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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.