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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14525547

MAINTENANCE,PPE,FALL,DROWN,LIFE JACKET

Event
MAINTENANCE,PPE,FALL,DROWN,LIFE JACKET
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14525547
Report ID
418800

Event description

EMPLOYEE FELL INTO LAKE AND DROWNED

Investigation abstract

ON APRIL 26, 1984, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ALONE ON SOME DREDGING PIPES, PUMPING WATER OUT OF THE PONTOONS. HE FELL INTO THE LAKE AND DROWNED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS N OT WEARING A LIFE JACKET.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 48 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    12
    Source
    41
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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