North Charleston, SC ·
OSHA Injury Report: Hugh Leatherman Terminal
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Hugh Leatherman Terminal in 2027 Bainbridge Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mechanic Heavy Lift in port facility operation.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Hugh Leatherman Terminal
- Parent company
- SC State Ports Authority
- Street
- 2027 Bainbridge Avenue
- City
- North Charleston
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29405
- On-site location
- RTG 41106
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 54
Before the incident
Working on RTG H-41-106
What happened
[REDACTED] was working on [REDACTED] 41-106 and grabbed a red can out of his truck to clean off the engine that had a coolant leak. He grabbed the starting fluid instead of brake clean both cans look the same. He sprayed the engine and it flashed fire back on him burning top of both hands and side of face.
Injury or illness
Multiple Body Parts Including Body Systems and Body Parts
Object or substance involved
Chemicals and Chemical Products - Chemicals and chemical products unspecified
Summary line
Employee was inspecting a leak on a machine and sprayed the machine causing a flashback that injured him. Injured his face hands and head.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Mechanic Heavy Lift
- SOC code
- 49-3042: Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
- NAICS code
- 488310: Port facility operation
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 22
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 171,840
- EIN
- 576000923
- Establishment ID
- 817788
- Employer case #
- FY24-00135
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- 12:45
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-01
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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