Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14508675 - Employee killed in fall down ship's trunk

Accident Summary Nr: 14508675 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 12/11/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102900578	12/11/1990	3731	0	Envissions Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was part of a crew installing Mark 38 guns aboard a U.S. Navy vessel. When he went to the mess deck to get coffee, he apparently went through the wrong door and entered a machinery removal trunk instead of the personnel passageway. He stepped into the trunk and fell approximately 24 feet, striking his chest on a handrail around the trunk in the mid-level of the engine room. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: CHEST, SHIPYARD, STRUCK AGAINST, HANDRAIL, SHAFT, SHIP, FALL, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102900578			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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