OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14520092

BARGE,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,WELDING,FALL,DROWN,LIFE JACKET,LOST BALANCE

1986-11-24T00:00:00

Event: BARGE,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,WELDING,FALL,DROWN,LIFE JACKET,LOST BALANCE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14520092
Report ID: 625700

Event description

WELDER FELL OVERBOARD AND DROWNED

Investigation abstract

A DERRICK BARGE (77 FEET LONG BY 35 FEET WIDE) WAS USED TO RAISE THE BOW OF A DR EDGE TENDER (A TUG BOAT 45 FEET LONG BY 18 FEET WIDE) SO THAT A HOLE IN THE HULL COULD BE PATCHED. WHEN LAST SEEN, EMPLOYEE #1, DECK CAPTAIN OF THE DREDGE, WAS WORKING ALONE, SITTING ON HIS WORK VEST, WELDING. HE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 4 FEET FR OM THE EDGE OF THE DERRICK BARGE'S DECK. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES, BUT APPARENTLY EMPLOYEE #1 SLIPPED AND FELL OVERBOARD. HE DROWNED IN APPROXIMATELY 24 FEET OF WATER.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 51 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
4

Source
41

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
2

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