OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14236319
BOULDER CITY DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS
BOULDER CITY, NV·
Event description
EMPLOYEE DROWNED WHEN HE FELL INTO CHANNEL AT WASTE PLANT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING AT A WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT WASHING DOWN THE CHLORI NE CONTACT CHANNEL WITH A GARDEN HOSE. HE FELL IN AND DROWNED. THE CORONER'S INI TIAL REPORT INDICATED THAT EMPLOYEE #1 ALSO SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK. IT COULD NO T BE DETERMINED IF THE HEART ATTACK OCCURRED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FALL. HE HAD BE EN WORKING ALONE AND WAS FOUND IN 6 FEET OF WATER. THE CHANNEL IS 9 FEET DEEP. T HE WALKING SURFACE IN THE AREA WAS ONLY 10 INCHES WIDE. NO GUARD RAILINGS, LIFE LINES, OR OTHER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WERE USED. THIS JOB IS PERFORMED A T LEAST ONCE A DAY. THERE WERE NO FORMAL PROCEDURES OR GUIDELINES ADOPTED FOR TH IS TASK.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 65 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 694
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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