OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221432495
APM TERMINALS PACIFIC LLC
TERMINAL ISLAND, CA·
Event description
Employee fractures arm in fall from railcar platform
Investigation abstract
At 7:45 p.m. on August 9, 2021, at the On Dock Railyard on the C-Track, Employee #1, a casual dock aloft, was being instructed by a coworker on how to unlock and remove cone carts (twist locks) from shipping containers stacked in two levels. While walking along the railcar working platform, Employee #1 tripped and fell approximately 4 feet to the ground. This fall resulted in a fracture of his right arm in three places, requiring surgery and the installation of a metal plate.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 69 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 889
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