Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14277263 - Employee dies after fall from spreader bar

Accident Summary Nr: 14277263 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 02/06/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18142026	02/15/1991	1799	0	Harbour & Port
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18142208	02/14/1991	1799	0	Cooper T Smith
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18142216	02/15/1991	1799	0	Upper City Electric Company

Abstract: At approximately 10:15 a.m. on February 6, 1991, Employee #1 and a coworker were standing approximately 16 ft above the pavement on a spreader bar atop the grapple bucket of a container crane. They were replacing a radiator hose on a generator. They were not provided with fall protection. Employee #1 turned on the generator at the same time the grapple bucket began to open. This shook the spreader bar and Employee #1 fell to the pavement. The coworker was able to hold on to an overhead wire. Employee #1 was hospitalized for multiple injuries and died on March 2, 1991.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, OVERHEAD CRANE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SPREADER BAR, CRANE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18142026	Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	18142208			Occupation Not Listed
3	18142216			Occupation Not Listed

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