# Cuts and abrasions or bruises at CROWLEY CARIBBEAN SERVICES, INC
> OSHA SIR `2019066311` · 6/23/2019 · CHARLOTTE AMALIE, VIRGIN ISLANDS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forehead
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts and abrasions or bruises
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner, ship, excluding sail-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** CROWLEY CARIBBEAN SERVICES, INC
- **Location:** 8002 Lindberg Bay, Suite 4, CHARLOTTE AMALIE, VIRGIN ISLANDS, 00802
- **NAICS:** 423860
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 22, 2019, an employee was descending the ladder of a 20-foot container when a 20-pound metal top plug swung and struck his head. The top plug was connected via rigging wire to a cargo vessel's aft crane. He sustained a contusion with a 2-inch cut above his left eyebrow, requiring hospitalization.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*