Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170019574 - Employee drowns when pickup is pulled into harbor

Accident Summary Nr: 170019574 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 12/01/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113904924	12/01/1998	4491	0	Maher Terminals, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a pickup truck on a dock, facing the water. A ship's mooring line that tethered the boat had attached to it a tag line that was tied to the front of the small pickup. This was used by dock workers to help them pull lines from the water to tie them to the dock. Apparently, the ship's winch was set on automatic, causing the lines to reverse. The pickup was pulled into the water and Employee #1 drowned.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, DOCK, DOCK WORKER, DROWN, PICKUP TRUCK, TAG LINE, WINCH, MACHINE--MISC, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113904924			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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