Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200551398 - Employee's neck fractured between beam and handrail

Accident Summary Nr: 200551398 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 05/24/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303081103	05/24/2000	3731	0	Avondale Industries Inc., Steel Sales Div.

Abstract: Employee #1, an electrician, was operating a JLG lift on the Navy transport ship, Mendonca TAKR 303, located at wet dock #4, Avondale Shipyards, Inc. He was operating the man lift from the basket and was going down a ramp from the E deck to the F deck. There was an overhead beam 10 ft 8 in. above the rampway opening and when the front wheels of the man lift went down the ramp, the back wheels and the manbasket apparently raised up. Employee #1's neck became caught between the flange of the beam and the back handrail of the manbasket. He suffered a fractured neck and was killed.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, FRACTURE, SHIPYARD, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NECK, WORK SURFACE, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303081103			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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