Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201580123 - One Employee Killed And One Injured When Ramp Flipped Over

Accident Summary Nr: 201580123 -- Report ID: 1032300 -- Event Date: 02/22/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301188272	02/22/2000	4491	0	Crowley Marine Services, Inc.

Abstract: A barge being tied up struck a ramp puncturing one of the ramp's three floatation tanks. The floatation tank slowly filled with water. As it filled the center of buoyancy and center of gravity moved in opposite directions until the imbalance was sufficient to overcome the shore-side weight of the ramp and the ramp flipped over. Two employees were on the ramp at the time it flipped. Employee #1 was recovered from the water after about 10 minutes and suffered permanent brain damage. Employee #2 was recovered from the water after 30 to 40 minutes and was declared dead about one hour after his removal from the water. A redesign of the ramp by a Registered Professional Engineer approximately one year prior to the accident reduced the ability of the ramp to resist overturning.

Keywords: BARGE, ASPHYXIATED, RAMP, COLLISION, DROWN, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301188272			Fatality	Asphyxia	Longshore equipment operators
2	301188272			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Longshore equipment operators

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