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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14391429

DROWN,BOAT,WATER

Event
DROWN,BOAT,WATER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14391429
Report ID
625700

Event description

Employee drowns trying to retrieve drifting boat

Investigation abstract

At approximately 4:30 p.m. on April 22, 1988, Employee #1 attempted to swim out to a drifting work boat that had freed itself from the tie down point. The emplo yee had not reached the boat when he went under the water and drowned.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 24 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    41
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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