OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14391460

BARGE,SLIP,WALKING SURFACE,FALL,DROWN,WATER

1988-05-19T00:00:00

Event: BARGE,SLIP,WALKING SURFACE,FALL,DROWN,WATER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14391460
Report ID: 625700

Event description

FLEETMAN KILLED IN FALL FROM BARGE INTO WATER

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a fleetman, was moving some lights onto the combing of a barge in t he Mississippi River. He was walking near the edge of the deck on the bow of the barge when his right foot slipped off the edge. He lost his balance and swung a round falling backward into the river. Employee #1 was pulled from the water and taken to a nearby hospital, where he died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 45 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
40

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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