OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14548366
COOK INLET AQUACULTURE ASSOC.
KENAI, AK·
Event description
Employee drowns after falling into lake from boat
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was operating a 12 ft boat, ferrying fish and equipment back and for th between a fish pen setup near the northeastern side of a lake and the spawnin g station on the northwestern side. At approximately 6:00 p.m., Employee #1 star ted across the lake to pick up two coworkers at the fish pen and transport them to the spawning station. The winds had picked up and there were 2 f swells on th e lake. Employee #1 was alone when he neared the western shore and made a sharp left turn. The waves and the wind caught the small boat, causing Employee #1 to fall into the water. Help arrived in approximately 5 minutes, but Employee #1 ha d drowned. He was wearing chest waders, but not a life vest.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 4
- Source
- 4
- Occupation code
- 483
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Task assigned
- 1
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