Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14534903 - Employee dies after crushed while working under pier

Accident Summary Nr: 14534903 -- Report ID: 0931300 -- Event Date: 12/05/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103599569	12/07/1994	1711	0	Civil-Mechanical Contractor

Abstract: Employee #1 was working from a floating platform to install a water line underneath a pier. Coworkers heard him calling from under the pier and found Employee #1 standing in 3 to 4 ft of water, saying he couldn't see. He was placed on the floating platform, where he continued to state that he couldn't see or breathe and that he had been "squished." Coworkers stated that they thought he might have been crushed between the barge Hunakai and the pier. Employee #1 was taken to the apron of the pier, where paramedics found him unresponsive. He was transported to the hospital and pronounced dead.

Keywords: BARGE, INSTALLING, PIER, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, WORK PLATFORM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103599569			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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