OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14558100
SHIP,FALL,LOST BALANCE,UNGUARDED
Event description
Employee dies after fall from cargo hold
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was stacking bags of acetate in the lower hold of a maritime vessel. The stack was estimated to be about 10 feet high off the deck. The employee was standing on the inboard side of the stack waiting for the crane fall with sprea der bar to be lowered to remove the pallets. When the crane fall came too close, he ducked to avoid being struck by a sling. Employee #1 lost his balance and fe ll over the edge of the stacked bags, suffering multiple body injuries. He died one week later of complications attributable to the fall. The open side of the s tacked cargo was not guarded by a net or other suitable means to protect against falls.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 2
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