Incident date: 2019-08-04
NAICS industry code: 488320

During the unloading of a vessel, an employee was disconnecting twist locks from shipping containers. A twist lock from a container above the employee fell and struck the employee in the face, causing facial fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
code_source: title: Cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner, ship, excluding sail-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate