OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14532246
CRAIK LOGGING COMPANY
KETCHIKAN, AK·
Event description
Employee dies of hypothermia
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and Employee #2, the owner, were returning from picking up supplies by skiff. They knew that bad weather was approaching but decided to make the tri p anyway. Shortly after leaving, they ran into high winds, rough seas, and freez ing spray. When they had an opportunity to pull into a safe spot to spend the ni ght, they passed it by and continued toward their final destination. This decisi on proved fatal for Employee #1. He was found dead on a beach several miles away . The exact circumstances surrounding his death are not known, except that he dr owned secondary to hypothermia.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 13
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 11
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 13
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 11
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Task assigned
- 1
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