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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14500227

FIRE,DROWN,BOAT

Event
FIRE,DROWN,BOAT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14500227
Report ID
523400

Event description

EMPLOYEE DROWNS IN BOAT ACCIDENT

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 while piloting a pleasure boat from his place of employment in Milwa ukee, WI to Racine, WI, issued a mayday when his boat caught fire. The coast gua rd and a privately-owned boat responded but Employee #1 could not be found and t he boat sank. The boat was salvaged but Employee #1 was not found. Approximately 3 months later Employee #1 was found dead due to drowning in Lake Michigan.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    14
    Source
    4
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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