OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14219059
WILLIAMS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
PORT ARTHUR, TX·
Event description
WORKER DROWNS AFTER FALLING OFF A BARGE
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 drowned when he fell off the side of a barge. Just before the fall, he was waiting for a basket to land on the barge. He stepped back and stumbled o n a 4 foot by 4 foot board causing him to fall about 3.5 feet into the water. Th e depth of the water was twelve feet. He was not wearing a life vest. His co-wor kers had no success in saving him. They tried to use a life ring to pull him out .
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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