OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14513634

WORK RULES,SHIP,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,FLOOR OPENING,INATTENTION,POOR VISIBILITY

1986-10-09T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES,SHIP,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,FLOOR OPENING,INATTENTION,POOR VISIBILITY
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14513634
Report ID: 521100

Event description

SHIPYARD EMPLOYEE FELL INTO SHIP'S HOLD; WAS KILLED

Investigation abstract

THE SHIP BUILDING EMPLOYEES WERE USING HATCH COVERS ON SHIP CARGO HOLDS AS WALKI NG SURFACES. ONE OF THE THREE HATCH COVERS WAS REMOVED AT NIGHT BY A CRANE. BEFO RE THE CRANE COULD REMOVE THE TWO OTHER COVERS, EMPLOYEE #1 CLIMBED ONTO THE COV ERS AND WALKED INTO THE OPENING WHERE THE MISSING HATCH COVER WOULD HAVE BEEN. H E FELL ABOUT 45 FEET TO HIS DEATH. THE OPENING WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET BY 60 F EET IN SIZE. THE AREA WAS POORLY ILLUMINATED (BELOW 5 FOOT CANDLES).

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
14

Task assigned
1

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