Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14467393 - Employee killed when struck by 1,700 lb spreader bar

Accident Summary Nr: 14467393 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 10/21/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1399039	10/21/1985	4491	0	Brown & Root Marine A Division Of Brown & Root Usa

Abstract: Employee #1 was removing slings from bundles of pipe being unloaded from a work boat using a Link Belt crawler crane. Two coworkers were on the boat, hooking up the bundles of pipe. After the crane operator landed the eleventh bundle, Employee #1 removed the sling from one end of the bundle and motioned for more slack so he could release the sling from the other end. The crane operator said that the next thing he knew, the 1,700 lb spreader bar was on the ground atop Employee #1, who was killed. Subsequent examination of the crane revealed no mechanical malfunction.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, RIGGING, WORK RULES, CRAWLER CRANE, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, CRANE OPERATOR, FALLING OBJECT, SPREADER BAR, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1399039			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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