Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14394365 - Employee killed when struck by falling ingots

Accident Summary Nr: 14394365 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 12/19/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101479160	12/21/1988	4491	0	River Marine Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was a member of a longshoring gang that was unloading bundles of ingots from a ship to a wharf. A bundle contained 38 ingots, each weighing 50 lb, for a total weight of 1,990 lb. Each bundle was secured with five metal straps. Wire slings were being used to unload the bundles, one bundle per sling, with two bundles being pulled on each load. One or more of the metal straps had apparently broken on one bundle, and when it was elevated, ingots began to fall everywhere. According to a witness, one of the ingots struck Employee #1, "knocking off half of his face." He was killed.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FACE, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101479160			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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