Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200678464 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Suspended Platform

Accident Summary Nr: 200678464 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 10/22/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315357665	10/22/2011	4492	488330	Port Of Miami River Terminal, Llc

Abstract: On October 22, 2011, Employee #1 and a coworker were in a suspended platform inspecting the cargo of a vessel. When a metal ring holding the platform failed, the workers fell approximately 18 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was killed. The coworker was treated at a hospital for unspecified injuries.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, PLATFORM, FRACTURE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SHIP, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315357665			Fatality	Fracture	Stevedores

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