OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14558118
CAROLINA SHIPPING COMPANY, INC.
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC·
Event description
Employee killed when pinned by crane's counterweight
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was the foreman of a crew that was helping to off-load chrome ore fr ound the crane, and the crane operator's view to the rear was obstructed. There were no witnesses to the accident. om a ship. Four 30-ton truck cranes were secured on the in-shore deck adjacent t o the four holds containing the ore. One hold had been emptied and one crane's b ucket was in a forward position on deck for deck cleanup. Employee #1 was appare ntly within the swing radius of the crane and was leaning over the hatch coating looking into the hold when the crane turned left. He was pinned against the coa ting by the crane's counterweight and sustained multiple abdominal injuries, fro m which he later died. The crane's swing radius extended above both the port-sid e rail and the 2 1/2 in. hatch coating. There were no unobstructed walk areas ar
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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