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OSHA Injury Report: Ports America Chesapeake - Seagirt

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Ports America Chesapeake - Seagirt in 2600 Broening Highway, Baltimore, MD 21224 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was mechanic in marine cargo handling services.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ports America Chesapeake - Seagirt
Parent company
Ports America
Street
2600 Broening Highway
City
Baltimore
State
MD
ZIP
21224
On-site location
container repair area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
53

Before the incident

swinging sledgehammer to repair container

What happened

employee was swinging a 10-pound sledgehammer at chest level on to the front sill of a dry container. Upon impact he experienced pain in the lower part of his neck and shoulder blades

Injury or illness

sprain of thoracic spine (neck)

Object or substance involved

vibration of sledgehammer

Summary line

sustained sprain of thoracic spine (neck) from swinging sledgehammer and making impact on a container

Employee and industry

Job description
mechanic
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
488320 — Marine cargo handling services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
583
Total hours worked
121587
Establishment ID
1267603
Employer case #
21553

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
7:45
Filing year
2024
Submitted
23JAN2025:18:42:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.