OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14470603

CANAL,SLIP,FALL,DROWN,WATER

1985-09-23T00:00:00

Event: CANAL,SLIP,FALL,DROWN,WATER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14470603
Report ID: 316700

Event description

FELL INTO CANAL AND DROWNED

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 walked to the edge of a canal to take a water sample. He slipped and fell into the water. The employee could swim and had no injuries that were know n. He still drowned.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
12

Source
41

Occupation code
224

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
2

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