Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309239101 - Marine Terminals Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Tacoma Service Location, Tacoma, Wa

Inspection Nr: 309239101

Report ID: 1055330

Date Opened: 08/14/2005

Site Address:
Marine Terminals Corp
4015 Sr 509 N Frontage Rd
Tacoma, WA 98421

Mailing Address:
Attn Bill Walker 1011 Sw Klickitat Way Ste 201, Seattle, WA 98134

Union Status: Union

SIC:4491

NAICS: 488310/Port and Harbor Operations

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/27/2005

Emphasis: L:Md

Case Closed: 09/27/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101198612

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202365060

Event: 08/13/2005

Employee Is Struck and Killed by Falling Shipping Container

On August 13, 2005, Employee #1 was walking back to a ship after a break. She was using an approved walkway between a crane and a bull rail (a low, continuous rail along the edge of a dock). A 40-foot shipping container weighing 4.2 tons fell from a ship, landing on Employee #1 and killing her instantly.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, DOCK, SHIP, STRUCK BY, CONTAINERIZED CARGO, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309239101			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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