Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14395925 - Employee Killed When Crushed By Falling Dumpster

Accident Summary Nr: 14395925 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 08/06/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102265451	08/07/1992	3731	0	Litton Avondale Industries

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 1:15 PM ON AUGUST 6, 1992, EMPLOYEE #1, A 4TH CLASS HOOKER, WAS SIGNALING TO A PORTAL TOWER GANTRY CRANE OPERATOR WHO WAS SWINGING A TRASH DUMPSTER FROM THE SHIP TO THE DOCK TO BE POSITIONED ON A FLAT BED TRUCK. THE CRANE OPERATOR HAD SWUNG THE DUMPSTER OVER THE KING POST OF THE SHIP AND WAS BEGINNING TO LOWER THE LOAD, APPROXIMATELY 70 TO 80 FEET ABOVE THE DOCK BELOW. THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE LOAD TO FREE FALL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK BY THE LEFT CORNER OF THE DUMPSTER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

Keywords: shipyard, brake, work rules, dumpster, gantry crane, crushed, struck by, falling object

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102265451			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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