Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221665466

SEAONUS STEVEDORING - JACKSONVILLE, LLC.

Event
Containerized Cargo, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Hatch, Vessel--Container
NAICS
488320
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347480071
Employer profile
SEAONUS STEVEDORING - JACKSONVILLE, LLC.
Summary number
221665466
Report ID
0419700

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from cargo hold

Investigation abstract

At 3:30 p.m. on May 14, 2024, an employee was exiting cargo hold #3 of a cargo ship to go to lunch when he became disoriented in the darkness. While attempting to find his way off the vessel, the employee inadvertently opened a cargo hatch leading to cargo hold #4 and fell approximately 45 feet into the empty hold. The employee suffered fatal injuries upon impact with the cargo hold surface.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 27 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    876

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