OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221695083

J&R SAND COMPANY, INC.

MEADE, KS— 2024-08-21T00:00:00

Event: Drown, Drowning, Engineering Controls, Fall, Laborer, Lack of Engineering Controls, Pit, Walking Surface, Water, Work Surface, Working Alone
NAICS: 237310
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347706962
Employer profile: J&R SAND COMPANY, INC.
Summary number: 221695083
Report ID: 0729700
Project type: C
Construction end-use: I

Event description

Employee dies due to drowning after falling into water pit

Investigation abstract

At 6:50 p.m. an employee working as a construction laborer for a highway construction contractor went missing from his job and was found in a water pit. The employee died due to drowning after falling into the pit.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 61 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
869

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