Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200220267 - Employee Is Killed from Fall on Ship

Accident Summary Nr: 200220267 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 01/15/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309729622	01/16/2008	4491	488320	Purdue Grain & Oil Seed Llc

Abstract: On January 15, 2008, Employee #1, an employee of Purdue Grain & Oilseed, was rigging a hatch cover to an electric winch in an attempt to open a stuck sliding hatch cover. Employee #1 positioned himself on top of the cover while the rigging wires from the winch, attached to the cover, were still tense. The clamp binding the hatch cover broke, jarring the cover which caused Employee #1 to fall approximately 17 ft into the hold. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, BARGE, HEAD, HATCH, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, SHIP, FALL, CONCUSSION, WINCH

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309729622			Fatality	Concussion	Longshore equipment operators

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