OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14496996
DAYS INN LAKE NORFORK RESORT & MARINA
HENDERSON, AR·
Event description
Employee drowns during epileptic seizure
Investigation abstract
While refueling a pontoon boat, Employee #1 apparently had an epileptic seizure and fell into the water and drowned. The employee was not wearing a life jacket and had not informed his employer that he had suffered from epileptic seizures.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 9
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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