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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221451636

EROSION BARRIER INSTALLATIONS, CORP

Event
Asphyxiated, Canal, Drowning, Unstable Soil
NAICS
561990
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345881429
Employer profile
EROSION BARRIER INSTALLATIONS, CORP
Summary number
221451636
Report ID
0418800
Project type
C
Construction end-use
L

Event description

Employee drowns while performing dredging work

Investigation abstract

At 8:45 a.m. on April 4, 2022, an employee was performing work, dredging in a canal. The soil collapsed on him, and the oxygen tube broke. The employee was killed due to asphyxiation due to drowning.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 23 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    7014

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