OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14519698
JOHNNY MCCOOL LOGGING COMPANY
PORT HUDSON, LA·
Event description
DROVE TRUCK OFF END OF FERRY, DROWNED
Investigation abstract
A 1,000 GALLON FUEL TANK TRUCK, USED TO REFUEL EQUIPMENT PERFORMING PULPWOOD LOG GING OPERATIONS ON AN OFFSHORE ISLAND, WAS BEING LOADED ONTO A FERRY BOAT. EMPLO YEE #1 WAS THE TRUCK DRIVER. HE DROVE THE TRUCK ONTO THE FERRY, BUT FAILED TO ST OP WHEN HE SHOULD HAVE. THE TRUCK RAN THROUGH A CHAIN BARRIER AND OVERBOARD, INT O 30 FEET OF WATER. EMPLOYEE #1 DROWNED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 4
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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