Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14509707 - Employee killed in 38 ft fall from drydock wingwall

Accident Summary Nr: 14509707 -- Report ID: 1032300 -- Event Date: 06/16/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109422725	06/17/1992	3731	0	Ak-Wa, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were removing and replacing rotten sections of the upper surface of a drydock wingwall. Parts of the drydock surface had been removed on three sides of a hatch cover. The largest openings were on diagonal corners of the hatch cover. The hatch cover fit loosely in the opening, supported by two parallel beams with about 3 in. of overlap on each side. Employee #1 was kneeling on the hatch cover using a pry bar. The pry bar slipped and he fell backward, apparently causing the hatch cover to rotate enough to lose support on one corner. Employee #1 and the hatch cover then fell 38 ft through the opening, striking several structural members. Employee #1 sustained severe head injuries and was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, MAINTENANCE, COVER, SHIPYARD, UNSECURED, HATCH, SLIP, FALL, PRY BAR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109422725			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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