An employee unloading cargo from a ship at the Port of Redwood City fell 25 feet to his death yesterday morning.
Robert Joseph Padgett, 56, of San Francisco fell from a catwalk suspended above a ship and died when he hit the deck below, according to the San Mateo County Coroner's Office.
Padgett's fall was the result of a broken pin in the catwalk, according to a report filed by his employer, Metropolitan Stevedore Services, to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
"We have opened an inspection and will determine its jurisdiction," said Cal-DOSH spokeswoman Susan Gard.
Accidents that happen on the dock are investigated by Cal-DOSH, while the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspect ones that happen in the water, Gard said.
The accident happened shortly after 9 a.m. and a sole fire engine responded to the scene to help the coroner, said Battalion Chief Jim Skinner.
Firefighters remained on scene for just over three hours.
Padgett worked for Metropolitan Stevedore Services, a company based out of Wilmington, Calif. The company is responsible for providing and directing waterfront activities of loading and unloading vessels.
The company was started in 1923 as a spin-off from an older company based in San Francisco.
Representatives could not be reach yesterday evening.
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