OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14461446

DEPARTAMENTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES

ARECIBO, PR· 1987-01-20T00:00:00

Event: PPE, WORK RULES, RIVER, DROWN, LIFE JACKET
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #18696641
Employer profile: DEPARTAMENTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES
Summary number: 14461446
Report ID: 257210

Event description

Employee drowns in river

Investigation abstract

At approximately 12:15 p.m. on January 20, 1987, Employee #1, age 19, was workin g on the Rio Grande de Arecibo River. He was trying to recover a boat from the e ntrance to the river when he drowned. Employee #1 was not wearing a life jacket.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 19 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
41

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
2

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