Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14392930 - Employee killed when struck in stomach by snapped chain

Accident Summary Nr: 14392930 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 04/08/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1922590	04/09/1985	1381	0	H E Sutlon Special

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on April 8, 1985, Employee #1 was raising gin poles attached to a 20-ton truck located on a floating deck barge. Employee #1 was standing about 15 ft behind the truck when the 20 ft long by 3/8 in. high test steel chain attached to the truck's headache rock broke in the center. The part of the chain attached to the dead line went flying back and struck Employee #1 in the stomach, rupturing his spleen. He was killed.

Keywords: CHAIN, BARGE, SPLEEN, WORK RULES, OIL WELL DRILLING, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, BROKEN CHAIN, STOMACH

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1922590			Fatality	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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