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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 14509574 - Employee Killed When Anchor Falls On Him

**Accident: 14509574 -- Report ID: 1032300 -- Event Date: 07/01/1987**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
103189064	07/02/1987	3731	Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co.

On July 1, 1987, Employee #1 was working as a member of a rigging crew, assigned to lay out an anchor chain prior to painting. The 16-ton anchor and chain were placed on a barge. The anchor was in a standing position. While the employee was preparing to lift a section of chain, the anchor fell on him and killed him.

Keywords: anchor, chain, barge, shipyard, laceration, fall

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	103189064			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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