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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1002930

DEPEW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

Event
CLEANING, POOL, FALL, INATTENTION
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#104835343
Employer profile
DEPEW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Summary number
1002930
Report ID
253630

Event description

Employee killed in fall into empty swimming pool

Investigation abstract

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on June 4, 1987, Employee #1 was cleaning the deck an d gutter area adjacent to an empty swimming pool at a high school. He fell into the 12 foot deep end. Employee #1 was hospitalized and died at 1:30 a.m. on June 7, 1987.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 60 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    453
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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