OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14340376
SAYLER MARINE CORPORATION
SAVANNAH, GA·
Event description
Employee drowns after falling from bridge tower
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was working on a bridge tower that had been damaged when rammed by a ship. He was burning off bolts so that the damaged steel could be removed and r eplaced with new steel. Evidence reveals that he had completed the job and was m oving to another position when he fell approximately 60 ft to the water. While f alling, Employee #1 struck against the concrete counterweight, rolled off the co unterweight to the concrete foot of the tower, and then bounced off the footing and fell onto the fender system, from which he fell feet first into the water. T he weight of his safety belt kept him under water and he drowned. He was not wea ring a life vest.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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