OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #517078

FRACTURE,HEAD,SHIPYARD,HATCH,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1989-03-30T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,HEAD,SHIPYARD,HATCH,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 517078
Report ID: 931800

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling hatch

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was struck on the head by a falling hatch. His head was fractured an d he was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 40 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
8

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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