OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14527865
PIER,DROWN,BOAT,WATER
Event description
EMPLOYEE DROWNED WHILE PUSHING A BOAT AWAY FROM A PIER
Investigation abstract
The shrimp boat Sea Power Motor Vessel Number 931446 had unloaded and was backin department diver 1.5 hours later. g away toward north northwest trying to leave its berth on west side of Employee #1 on the easternmost pier when it began bumping into a pair of pier pilings. E mployee #1 and coworker took it upon themselves to attempt to push the 100-ft-lo ng by 25-ft-wide vessel away from the pier. Employee #1 positioned himself with his left foot on pier and his right foot on vessel and began to push. The Sea Po wer suddenly pulled away toward west from pier under its own power and Employee #1 fell in the 9.5 to 13.5 ft deep water which is 7 ft below the surface of the pier. Employee #1 drowned and never surfaced. His body was recovered by a police
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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