Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201781127 - Employee Falls in Water and Drowns

Accident Summary Nr: 201781127 -- Report ID: 0935000 -- Event Date: 08/23/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312422264	08/25/2008	4491	488320	Ssa Terminals

Abstract: At approximately 10:50 p.m. on August 23, 2008 an employee, a longshoreman working on Crane Number 19 was struck by a forty foot intermodal shipping container. The employee was holding a stuck twist lock open with a one high unlocking pole and working within three to four feet of the container as it was hoisted. The container knocked the employee over the stern of the vessel. He fell fifty feet into the water, landing approximately ninety-seven feet from the dock. He attempted to swim to the apron but drowned before he could make it to safety.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, OVERHEAD CRANE, STRUCK BY, DROWN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312422264			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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