OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221657182
75930 - HARBORMASTERS INTERNATIONAL
PORT ROYAL, SC·
Event description
Employee is killed when struck by falling object
Investigation abstract
At 4:59 p.m. on November 14, 2023, an employee was installing lifting eyes bolts to the top of the completed dock so that a crane could transfer it to the yard for completion. Before the lifting could be conducted, an unforeseen gust of wind swept through the jobsite, knocking over a new steel form wall with attached rebar, which was 5 feet 10 inches away from the completed dock. The employee was struck and killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 999
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