OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14520357

BARGE,REPAIR,SHIPYARD,FALL,DROWN,WATER

1986-01-10T00:00:00

Event: BARGE,REPAIR,SHIPYARD,FALL,DROWN,WATER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14520357
Report ID: 625700

Event description

Employee disappears from barge and is later found drowned

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:45 a.m. on January 10, 1987, Employee #1 was moving from one work area to another at a barge repair facility. While walking alongside a grai n barge in for repairs, Employee #1 disappeared. It is presumed that he fell int o the water. His body was found two weeks later, and, according to police, he wa s still in his life jacket.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
5

Source
41

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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