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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14489793

RIVER,DROWN,SWIM

Event
RIVER,DROWN,SWIM
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14489793
Report ID
215800

Event description

DROWNED IN RIVER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 AND 3 OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE ASKED TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR ABILITY TO SWI M TO THEIR SUPERVISORS. THE EMPLOYEES SWAM APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET TO A SANDBAR IN A RIVER. ON THEIR RETURN TRIP TO SHORE, EMPLOYEE #1 DISAPPEARED FROM SIGHT. HIS BODY WAS RECOVERED APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER. ATTEMPS TO REVIVE HIM WERE U NSUCCESSFUL. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD DROWNED IN 9 FEET OF WATER, 15-25 FEET FROM THE SHO RE.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 17 M

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

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