Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14327936 - Employee killed when struck by falling chock

Accident Summary Nr: 14327936 -- Report ID: 0316100 -- Event Date: 05/01/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100934298	05/02/1988	4491	0	Ceres Corporation

Abstract: Steel pilings were being off loaded from the hold of a ship. The steel was stacked lengthwise in the hold. A tow motor was being utilized to break out the cargo and the forks of a forklift were used to raise the steel in order to chock the material. Subsequently, the material was to be dropped to an open area of the hold and drafts would eventually be hoisted by the ships gear. When the material began to be raised, the forklift became unstable and overloaded and the steel fell from the forklift and struck a cantilevered chock, which in turn struck and killed Employee #1.

Keywords: CHOCK, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100934298			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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