Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200554459 - Shipfitter Is Killed When Load Falls on Him

Accident Summary Nr: 200554459 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 07/10/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309087443	07/11/2006	3731	336611	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems

Abstract: At about 2:00 p.m. on July 10, 2006, Employee #1 and three coworkers (all shipfitters) were walking under a 125-ton suspended load (a navigation room for a ship) to meet a superintendent that was already there, surveying the equipment attached to the suspended load. While the five workers were under the load, one of the two slings supporting it failed. The tensile load exerted on the wire rope sling that failed exceeded the manufacturer's capacity. This caused one of the sides of the suspended load to fall to the ground, fatally striking Employee #1.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHIPYARD, WIRE ROPE, OVERLOADED, SUSPENDED LOAD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SHIP, STRUCK BY, SLING, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309087443			Fatality	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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