Crew member injury and fatality on board Pacific Wisdom

197

Final report

On 7 September 2003, two crew members on Pacific Wisdom were injured and one subsequently died. The two men fell about 12 metres to the bottom of an empty cargo hold after a scaffold on which they were working collapsed.

Occurrence summary

Investigation number 197
Occurrence date 07/09/2003
Location Albany
State Western Australia
Report release date 30/06/2004
Report status Final
Investigation type Occurrence Investigation
Investigation status Completed
Mode of transport Marine
Marine occurrence category Fatality
Occurrence class Serious Incident
Highest injury level Fatal

Ship details

Name Pacific Wisdom
IMO number 9001801
Ship type Bulk carrier
Flag Hong Kong
Departure point Cochin, India
Destination South Korea