Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14517486 - FELL FROM SAND HOPPER

Accident Summary Nr: 14517486 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 10/26/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1981364	10/30/1984	1721	0	Marine Coatings, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1207208	10/30/1984	3731	0	Atlantic Dry Dock Corp.

Abstract: THE EMPLOYEES WERE PLACING ABRASIVE SAND INTO A LARGE HOPPER BY USING A SMALLER HOPPER LIFTED BY A CRANE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LOCATED ON TOP OF THE LARGE HOPPER, WHICH WAS 8 BY 10 BY 29.5 FEET HIGH. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS ON THE HOPPER CROSS MEMBER, WHICH WAS 16.5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE CRANE WAS A LINK-BELT TRUCK CRANE, 45 TON, SER. NO. 9LGU4355. THE SMALL HOPPER WAS 5 FEET BY 5 FEET BY 6 FEET HIGH. THE BOOM DRUM SAFETY PAWL ON THE TRUCK CRANE WAS NOT ENGAGED. THE BOOM FELL ONTO THE LARGE SAND HOPPER, KNOCKING EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED FROM A FRACTURED SKULL. EMPLOYEE #2 SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND MULTIPLE BRUISES.

Keywords: SAND, SAND POT, SKULL, CONCUSSION, CONTUSION, HOPPER, FRACTURE, TRUCK CRANE, FALL, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1981364	Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	1981364	Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported
3	1207208			Occupation Not Listed

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