Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14273254 - Employee Killed When Head Pinned To Ship By Scaffold
Accident: 14273254 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 03/07/1989 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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103392239 | 03/08/1989 | 3731 | Bath Iron Works | ||||
A company's change in past practices in supporting a covered scaffold hanging over the side of a ship resulted in the supporting brackets being removed in error. Employee #1, who was working within the scaffold, had to reach between the edge of the scaffold and the side of the ship to loosen a clamp. When he did, the 6,000 lb scaffold swung into the side of the ship and pinned Employee 1's head. Employee #1 died the following day, March 8, 1989. | |||||||
Keywords:
head, shipyard, unsecured, pinned, work rules, ship, scaffold
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 103392239 | Fatality | Amputation | Occupation not reported |