OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14391361

RIVER,FALL,DROWN,LOST BALANCE,WATER

1988-02-16T00:00:00

Event: RIVER,FALL,DROWN,LOST BALANCE,WATER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14391361
Report ID: 625700

Event description

EMPLOYEE DROWNED WHEN HE FELL FROM A CREW BOAT

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 AND 3 OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO TIE UP THEIR CREW BOAT TO A 35 FEET WIDE BY 195 FEET LONG BARGE. THEY HAD BEEN ASSIGNED THE JOB OF CLEANING OUT THE BARGE. THE CURRENT SWUNG THEIR BOAT SIDEWAYS UNDER THE RAKE OF THE BARG E. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUSH THE BOAT AWAY FROM THE BARGE, EMPLOYEE #1 LOST HIS B ALANCE AND FELL INTO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. HE WAS WEARING A WORK VEST, BUT THE STRONG CURRENT CARRIED HIM UNDER THE BARGE. HE TOOK OFF THE WORK VEST BECAUSE IT S BUOYANCY WAS HOLDING HIM UNDER THE BARGE (UP AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF THE BARGE). HE ATTEMPTED TO SWIM OUT, BUT APPARENTLY DROWNED. HIS BODY HAS NOT YET BEEN FOU ND.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
41

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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