OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14335467
BENDER SHIPBUILDING & REPAIR CO.
MOBILE, AL·
Event description
Employee killed by falling ship propeller
Investigation abstract
A wheel (propeller) had been removed from a ship and was hanging by a chain fall on the starboard side. The crew put a synthetic web sling around one fluke of t he wheel and attached the sling to the hook of the crane on the starboard wing w all. They lifted the fluke to place it on its side. The load (approximately 17 t ons) was apparently too heavy for the sling, which was rated at 8,000 lb, accord ing to the employer. The sling ripped at the eye and the fluke hit Employee #1 i n the back, pinning him to the drydock and killing him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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