Accident Report Detail

Accident: 14519979 - Longshoreman Killed When Struck By Load Falling From Hook

**Accident: 14519979 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 01/06/1988**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
100829241	01/06/1988	4491	Mobile Independent Stevedoring Corp.

AT APPROXIMATELY 7:45 AM ON JANUARY 6, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING AS A LONGSHOREMAN INSIDE HATCH #5 OF THE VESSEL "CARISE." A LOAD BEING LOWERED INTO THE HOLD SUDDENLY DISLODGED FROM THE CARGO HOOK AND FELL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 BEHIND THE NECK AND THE BACK OF THE HEAD. HE WAS KILLED.

Keywords: longshoring, head, crane hook, unsecured, work rules, neck, struck by, falling object

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	100829241			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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