Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 594671 - Employee killed when struck by log

Accident Summary Nr: 594671 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 03/21/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107091076	03/23/1994	4491	0	Tom Soya Grain Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was watching a log being carried across a portion of a log-carrying barge when the log struck other logs in the bottom of the barge. This caused slack in the chain which unfastened the hook securing the log. The log fell across the bulkhead of the barge where Employee #1 was standing and looking over into the barge. The log hit him across the head, killing him.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, BARGE, HEAD, LOG, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107091076			Fatality	Fracture	Longshore equipment operators

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