OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221659568

GOODFELLOW BROS CALIFORNIA, LLC

LINCOLN, CA· 2024-04-21T00:00:00

Event: Clearing, Construction, Drown, Drowning, Engulfed, Inexperience, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Inspecting, Insufficient Supervision, Laborer, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lack of oxygen, Lung, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Water, Water Pipe
NAICS: 237990
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347430597
Employer profile: GOODFELLOW BROS CALIFORNIA, LLC
Summary number: 221659568
Report ID: 0950621
Project type: B
Construction end-use: M

Event description

Employee dies due to drowning trying to float through pipe

Investigation abstract

At 6:56 p.m. on April 21, 2024, an employee working as a construction laborer for a civil engineering contractor was inspecting and clearing a water inlet grate. The employee squeezed passed a gap in the grate covering to access the water inlet to the 36-inch pipe with intention of "body surfing" (floating through) the pipe to the end. The employee became engulfed in the water and died due to drowning.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 49 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
7010

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