OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14558167
CAPE ROMAIN CONTRACTORS
WANDO, SC·
Event description
EMPLOYEE DROWNED DUE TO FALL FROM BARGE
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and another employee were working on a dredging barge moored in a ha rbor on a rainy day. After refueling the barge crane around 9:30 a.m., Employee #1 took a break to get out of the rain while the other employee operated the cra ne. During his break, Employee #1 fell from the barge into the water and drowned . At approximately 11:15 am, two employees noticed Employee #1 missing and began to look for him. They found his body approximately 20 ft from the barge in 7-ft deep water.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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