OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14519979

LONGSHORING,HEAD,CRANE HOOK,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,NECK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1988-01-06T07:45:00

Event: LONGSHORING,HEAD,CRANE HOOK,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,NECK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14519979
Report ID: 625700

Event description

LONGSHOREMAN KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY LOAD FALLING FROM HOOK

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 7:45 AM ON JANUARY 6, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING AS A LONGSH OREMAN INSIDE HATCH #5 OF THE VESSEL "CARISE." A LOAD BEING LOWERED INTO THE HOL D SUDDENLY DISLODGED FROM THE CARGO HOOK AND FELL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 BEHIND T HE NECK AND THE BACK OF THE HEAD. HE WAS KILLED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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