OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14391569

LEEVAC SHIPYARDS, INC.

JENNINGS, LA· 1988-07-12T00:00:00

Event: SHIPYARD, FOREHEAD, OVERLOADED, SUSPENDED LOAD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, SLING, BOAT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100476399
Employer profile: LEEVAC SHIPYARDS, INC.
Summary number: 14391569
Report ID: 625700

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling crane load

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working at a shipyard when a 64 ft long linenglass pleasure boat came in for bottom repairs. The boat was backed up to a bulkhead and a 3 in. wi de by 32 ft long web sling attached to a 165 ton crawler crane was placed under the stern to lift the boat approximately 3 ft above the water. Employee #1 and a coworker were on a small-float pontoon barge working on the propeller when one end of the web sling broke loose from the metal eye end attachment. The 62,500 l b boat fell and struck Employee #1 on the forehead, knocking him into the water. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 18 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
4

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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