Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14547509 - Employee struck and killed by spreader bar

Accident Summary Nr: 14547509 -- Report ID: 1032300 -- Event Date: 08/31/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107103418	09/01/1989	4491	0	Marine Terminals Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were loading bundles of lumber in the cargo hold of a vessel. The vessel's crane was hoisting the bundles of lumber into the hatch or cargo hold. Employee #1 was standing at the outboard side of the hatch waiting for the load to be positioned or stowed by the crane operator. While the load was being moved into place, the swagged sleeve at the end of the topping lift wire on the crane failed. The crane's boom fell into the hatch, where the spreader bar (cargo handling) struck Employee #1 on the head, killing him instantly.

Keywords: LOADING, LONGSHORING, HEAD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, SPREADER BAR, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107103418			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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