Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 154910.015 - Employee Is Killed When Struck By Clamshell Attachment

Accident Summary Nr: 154910.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 03/22/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1658910.015	03/23/2023		488320	Bellaire Harbor Services Llc

Abstract: At 6:40 a.m. on March 22, 2023, Employee #1 was inside of a barge assisting in a clean out with the operator, who was operating an excavator with a clamshell attachment from the flat adjacent to the barge. Due to the time of day, it was still dark. The operator lowered the clamshell into the barge to scoop up the pig iron debris that had been previously swept into a pile. Video shows that after the first scoop was taken out, Employee #1 resumed collecting debris into the pile. As the operator lowered the clamshell into the barge a second time, it struck Employee #1. Employee #1 was killed due to blunt impact injuries to the

Keywords: barge, blunt force trauma, cleaning, excavator, struck by, torso

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury
1	1658910.015	20	M	Fatality

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