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Accident Summary Nr: 202005088 - Employee Is Pinned Between Tow Line and Bar, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 202005088 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 04/27/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310720891	04/28/2008	4449	483211	Vane Line Bunkering, Inc.

Abstract: On April 27, 2008, Employee #1, a deckhand, was standing in front of a heavy steel, full width, curved arch towing bar that was located at the stern of a tugboat. One end of a large diameter fiber rope towline was attached to a winch and the other end was attached to a barge that was being repositioned. Employee#1 was pinned between this towline and the towing bar. He sustained serious injuries but remained conscious when he was transported to the hospital. Employee #1 later died from his injuries.

Keywords: BARGE, ROPE, PINNED, BOAT, TOWED EQUIPMENT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310720891			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Sailors and deckhands

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