OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14394332
LONGSHORING,BARGE,WORK RULES,FALL,LOST BALANCE,INATTENTION
Event description
Employee killed in 18 ft fall from barge cover
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 had separated the tie, or latching, point between two roll-type cove rs. Instead of stepping onto the stationary cover, he remained standing on the o ne that was to be pulled. As the cover moved, Employee #1 lost his balance and f ell 18 ft between the separated barge covers to the bottom of the barge. He was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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