Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14364004 - Employee killed when struck by barge cover

Accident Summary Nr: 14364004 -- Report ID: 0523700 -- Event Date: 10/19/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103516233	10/20/1992	4491	0	Dakota Barge Service

Abstract: Employee #1 secured a sling leg to a barge cover, then got off the cover to move to a safe area while a crane lifted and moved the cover. The cover momentarily hung up and fell from the rails. Employee #1 walked into the path of the slewing cover and was caught between it and the coaming of an adjacent barge. Employee #1 died of internal hemorrhaging and a severe lung laceration.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, BARGE, LUNG, HEMORRHAGE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103516233			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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