OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14240535
DOCK,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,TRIPPED,DROWN,LIFE JACKET,WATER
Event description
Employee drowns after falling from dock
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was walking along a dock adjacent to deep water. He either slipped o r tripped and fell between the dock and the dock fender, striking against the he avy dock chains before falling into the water. Rescue attempts by coworkers prov ed futile and Employee #1, who was not wearing a life vest, drowned.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 4
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 12
- Task assigned
- 1
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