OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14532303

HEAD,STRUCK AGAINST,FALL,DROWN,WATER

1989-04-10T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,STRUCK AGAINST,FALL,DROWN,WATER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14532303
Report ID: 1032100

Event description

Employee drowns in icy cold water

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was standing or jumping from the railing on a vessel. The employee f ell, struck his head, and landed in the icy cold water. He sank to the bottom an d drowned. Employee #1 also suffered severe hypothermia. Physicians were unable to revive him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
41

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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