OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14555619

LONGSHORING,HEAD,CRANE HOOK,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,SHIP,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,STRUCK BY,ELEVATED WORK PLAT

1988-05-25T00:00:00

Event: LONGSHORING,HEAD,CRANE HOOK,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,SHIP,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,STRUCK BY,ELEVATED WORK PLAT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14555619
Report ID: 931400

Event description

Employee killed in fall when struck by crane hook

Investigation abstract

On May 25, 1988, Employee #1 was standing atop pipes 14 ft 4 in. above the hold floor, hooking up crates stored in the forward section of hatch #2. The hooks ha d been removed from one end of the crates and when the crane picked up the other end, the unhooked legs and hooks were jerked up and began to swing. The hook ap parently struck Employee #1, causing him to fall to the hold floor. He suffered massive head injuries and was killed. No safety net was provided.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 56 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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