Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201092640 - Employee drowned while unloading trucks from ship

Accident Summary Nr: 201092640 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 12/26/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300807393	12/26/1998	4491	0	Pasha Maritime Services

Abstract: On December 26, 1998, Employee #1, a part-time longshoreman employed by Pasha Maritime Services in Signal Hill, California, was unloading trucks from a ship. Employee #1 slumped at the wheel of the truck which he was unloading. The truck continued moving down the dock and off the end of the pier into 45-ft-deep water. Employee #1 drowned and was then brought to the surface. Employee #1 was transported to the local hospital where he was pronounced dead from asphyxia.

Keywords: LOADING, LONGSHORING, WHEEL, ASPHYXIATED, DOCK, PIER, TRUCK, SHIP, DROWN, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300807393			Fatality	Asphyxia	Stevedores

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