OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #734921

WORK RULES,SLIP,CAUGHT BY,CONSTRUCTION,PIPE,DROWN,WATER

1987-04-08T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES,SLIP,CAUGHT BY,CONSTRUCTION,PIPE,DROWN,WATER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 734921
Report ID: 454510

Event description

Employee drowns when sucked into drainage pipe

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was attempting to remove a 12-in. section of a drain pipe from a sil t pond. There was approximately 8 in. of water over the top of the pipe. Employe e #1 was standing on a tree limb and slipped into the drain pipe. He was sucked in feet first and he drowned.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
14

Source
41

Occupation code
864

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
2

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