OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14462725
WALKER TOWING CORPORATION
PADUCAH, KY·
Event description
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED, FELL FROM A DRYDOCK AND DROWNED
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING AT NIGHT, ALONE, PUMPING AN OPEN DRYDOCK. HE WAS NOT WEA RING A PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE. HE APPARENTLY SLIPPED OR FELL FROM THE OPEN-EN DED DOCK AND DROWNED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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