Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14533269 - Employee struck and killed by flat rack

Accident Summary Nr: 14533269 -- Report ID: 0215300 -- Event Date: 07/10/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17980905	07/11/1990	4491	0	V.I. Maritime Service, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 6:30 p.m., Employee #1 was placing the sling's hook on the end of a flat rack that was loaded with 7 ft concrete pipes. At the moment the flat rack was lifted, one of the ends of the collapsible flat rack broke at the bottom, causing the end to lean inward and strike the employee in the chest. He was killed.

Keywords: CHEST, LONGSHORING, HOISTING MECHANISM, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17980905			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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