Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14489736 - One drowned, two injured when LCM (6) overturned

Accident Summary Nr: 14489736 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 06/22/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1789791	06/26/1984	1629	0	B S Industrial Contractors Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1789908	06/26/1984	1629	0	Ninety Three East Main Street Gouverneur Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1794791	06/27/1984	4491	0	Leon M Rusho Sr

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a mobile crane on a LCM (6), which was located 150 ft offshore in the St. Lawrence River. Employee #2 was helping to place a concrete anchor and Employee #3 was operating the LCM (6). When the crane lifted the 4-ton concrete anchor, the anchor slid to the port side; the crane then slid to port side and the LCM (6) rolled 180 degrees. Employee #1 drowned and Employees #2 and #3 were injured.

Keywords: WORK RULES, MOBILE CRANE, LIFE JACKET, OVERTURN, CONSTRUCTION, DROWN, BOAT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1789791	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	1789908	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
3	1794791	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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