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OSHA Injury Report: Suderman Contracting Stevedores (Galveston) dba Metro Ports

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Suderman Contracting Stevedores (Galveston) dba Metro Ports in Galveston, TX 77550 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was forklift Operator in marine cargo handling services.

Establishment
Suderman Contracting Stevedores (Galveston) dba Metro Ports
Parent company
Suderman Contracting Stevedores (Galveston) dba Metro Ports
Street
306 Kempner, 300
City
Galveston
State
TX
ZIP
77550
On-site location
Galveston - Cruise Terminal 2
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
1

Driving a forklift

While luggage was being discharged from the [REDACTED] the ship 's crew members dropped two suitcases into the water. Mr. [REDACTED] and another forklift driver noticed the bags floating in the channel close to the pier. The two workers tied a hook onto a rope and retrieved the bags from the water. The suitcases were water-soaked and very heavy.

Back Strain

Water soaked suitcase

Back

Job description
Forklift Operator
SOC code
53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
NAICS code
488320 — Marine cargo handling services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
106
Total hours worked
219369
EIN
760236233
Establishment ID
920502
Employer case #
IE-2312-00
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:45:00.000
Submitted
24JAN24:16:19:00

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