OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14327704
BROWN SECURITY SERVICES
WASHINGTON, DC·
Event description
Employee drowns after falling from skiff into river
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a night watchman, was trying to travel in a 14 ft skiff from a barg e to the shore when he was knocked into the river by a strong current. He manage d to get back to the barge but lost his grip and was carried downstream. Althoug h he was wearing a life jacket, Employee #1 drowned.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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