# Fractures at Ports America
> OSHA SIR `2023031931` · 3/1/2023 · CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** Ports America
- **Location:** Deck 7, Hold 1 Vehicle Carrier Hawaiian Highway, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29405
- **NAICS:** 483111
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was directing traffic on a deck. After giving the driver of a cargo van directions, the employee then turned his back to the vehicle and walked backward as it moved forward. The rear of the chassis struck the employee and knocked him to the ground, and he was then run over by the rear tires. The employee suffered broken bones, along with multiple other injuries.

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