Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201781036 - Employee Dies after Being Crushed Between Two Containers

Accident Summary Nr: 201781036 -- Report ID: 0935000 -- Event Date: 09/24/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311318158	09/25/2007	4491	488320	Ssa Terminals, Llc

Abstract: On September 24, 2007, Employee #1, a casual longshoreman, was crushed between two loaded containers and a bulkhead (50 tons) while lashing onboard the vessel STUTTGART EXPRESS berthed at Oakland International Terminal in Oakland, California. The coroner's report states cause of death as multiple blunt force injuries including multiple fractured ribs, tearing of the vena cava, a fractured pelvis, a fracture of the T3-T4 vertebra, bilateral hemothorax, hemoperitoneum, and a laceration of the scalp. Employee #1 was allowed to work closer than five containers from where the crane was loading containers onboard the vessel.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CRUSHED, LACERATION, PELVIS, RIB, SHIP, CONTAINERIZED CARGO, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311318158			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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