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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14234439

LUNG,MIGRANT FARM WORKER,AGRICULTURE,DROWN

Event
LUNG,MIGRANT FARM WORKER,AGRICULTURE,DROWN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14234439
Report ID
627700

Event description

ONE EMPLOYEE KILLED BY DROWNING

Investigation abstract

On October 25, 1985, Employee #1 drowned in a pond 0.25 mile from the migrant ho using camp. Employee #1 did not know how to swim and was off work at the time.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 16 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    14
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    479
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    2

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