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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14555056

HEART,SPLINTER,BARGE,DOCK,IMPALED,FALL

Event
HEART,SPLINTER,BARGE,DOCK,IMPALED,FALL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14555056
Report ID
931800

Event description

FELL; PIERCED BY SPLINTER FROM DOCK PILING

Investigation abstract

ON MAY 4, 1984, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS EATING LUNCH ON THE TOP DECK OF A BARGE. WHEN HE FINISHED LUNCH, AT ABOUT 12:30 PM, HE ATTEMPTED TO WALK FROM THE BARGE TO THE D OCK. SINCE THERE WAS A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES BETWEEN THE BARGE AND THE DOCK, AND A DIFFERENCE OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IN ELEVATION BETWEEN THE TOP DECK OF THE BARGE AND THE LEVEL OF THE DECK, THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON THE TOP OF A PIL ING TO FACILITATE HIS MOVE. A PORTION OF THE PILING, WHICH WAS SPLINTERED, GAVE WAY UNDER HIS WEIGHT. HE FELL INTO THE WATER. ONE OF THE SPLINTERS FROM THE PILI NG PENETRATED EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE GROIN AREA, PIERCING AND INJURING HIS HEART. HE DIED AT 3:30 PM.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    18
    Part of body
    1
    Event type
    5
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    2

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