Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200550184 - Employee killed when struck by falling pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 200550184 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 04/20/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301990123	04/21/1998	4491	0	Total Logistics Company

Abstract: Employee #1, a longshoreman, was in the lower hold of a five-hatch bulk carrier, using the ship's portal crane to discharge sixteen 1-ton bundles of 15/16 in. and 2 1/2 in. diameter pipe. There was a double strap basket hitch around each end of the 16 bundles and they were laid across 4 by 4 timbers in the hold to make them easier to break out. Some of the dunnage was still between the bundles when they were broken out. A load was being lifted when witnesses later reported hearing a popping sound (apparently from the timbers breaking), and the load shifted. The bundle slid out of the two 2 1/2 in. wide nylon slings and fell back into the hold. Employee #1 was struck in the face and head by one of the pipes and was killed.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, HEAD, HOISTING MECHANISM, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, STRUCK BY, SLING, DUNNAGE, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301990123			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.