OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14237085

LONGSHORING,CRANE HOOK,GUY,SHIP,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,SPREADER BAR

1984-08-07T00:00:00

Event: LONGSHORING,CRANE HOOK,GUY,SHIP,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,SPREADER BAR
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14237085
Report ID: 626600

Event description

Struck by Falling Spreader Bar

Investigation abstract

Longshoremen were discharging steel on the vessel Nin. A spreader bar was attach ed to the crane hooks. There were no measures taken to see that it was properly secured. As the spreader bar was being lowered into hatch #2, it came in contact with a guy on the ship's gear. It consequently disengaged and fell, striking Em ployee #1.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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