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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14489736

WORK RULES,MOBILE CRANE,LIFE JACKET,OVERTURN,CONSTRUCTION,DROWN,BOAT,UNSTABLE POSITION

Event
WORK RULES,MOBILE CRANE,LIFE JACKET,OVERTURN,CONSTRUCTION,DROWN,BOAT,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14489736
Report ID
215800

Event description

One drowned, two injured when LCM (6) overturned

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a mobile crane on a LCM (6), which was located 150 ft offshore in the St. Lawrence River. Employee #2 was helping to place a concrete anchor and Employee #3 was operating the LCM (6). When the crane lifted the 4-to n concrete anchor, the anchor slid to the port side; the crane then slid to port side and the LCM (6) rolled 180 degrees. Employee #1 drowned and Employees #2 a nd #3 were injured.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 53 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    41
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    18
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 59 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    13
    Source
    41
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    18
    Hazardous substance
    8310
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    13
    Source
    41
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    18
    Hazardous substance
    8310
    Task assigned
    1

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