Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 514984 - Employee killed in fall to lower hold of ship

Accident Summary Nr: 514984 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 11/30/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110418118	12/06/1990	4491	0	Riverplex International

Abstract: At approximately 5:45 p.m. on November 30, 1990, Employee #1, age 24, was working in the lower hold, tween ship, of a Korean marine vessel (Trust-38), stacking and moving rice bags. He was either hooked by, or he grabbed, a sling hook of a sling attached to a bucket of a Peco 9-ton overhead gantry crane. When the crane operator stopped the crane, Employee #1 fell approximately 55 to 60 feet to the plywood floor of the lower hold of the ship. He was killed.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, GANTRY CRANE, OVERHEAD CRANE, SHIP, FALL, SLING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110418118			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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