Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123561649 - Geoffrey Cross

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 123561649

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 09/29/1994

Site Address:
Geoffrey Cross
16203 Peninsula Blvd
Channelview, TX 77530

Mailing Address:
580 Westlake Park Blvd, Houston, TX 77079

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/29/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/29/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360901284

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14217970

Event: 09/24/1994

Employee dies in fall while leaving ship's hold

Employee #1, a marine surveyor, was an independent contractor contracted by Fritz, of Los Angeles, CA. He was to ensure that the pressure vessels, blocks of granite, and other crates of equipment for Fritz were loaded and stored properly below deck on a ship called "Lady Emily." At approximately 5:35 p.m. he was leaving hold #5 by a staircase leading up to a landing approximately 20 ft from the deck floor. He climbed the 8 ft fixed vertical ladder leading to the hatch door. As he was climbing out of the hold, he apparently reached to grab the hand hold just above the hatch door, but his hand slipped. He tried to grab the hatch door, which came down on him. He fell down onto the railing of the landing and went over the railing to the dock, falling 28 ft to his death. The cause of death was a crushed head.

Keywords: SURVEYOR, HEAD, DOCK, HATCH, SLIP, FIXED LADDER, CRUSHED, SHIP, FALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123561649			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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