Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200211449 - Employee Is Crushed and Killed by Falling Clamshell Bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 200211449 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 12/09/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307119776	12/09/2003	4491	488320	Dix Shipping Co.,Inc

Abstract: On December 9, 2003, an employee was working on an excavator in the hold of a ship at the Port of Brownsville, Texas. He was struck and fatally crushed by a falling load. The load, consisting of a clamshell bucket and its contents, fell when the boom collapsed.

Keywords: SHIPYARD, BOOM, COLLAPSE, CRUSHED, EXCAVATOR, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307119776			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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