OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #801647
BARGE,FALL,DROWN,LIFE JACKET,WATER
Event description
EMPLOYEE FELL OFF BARGE AND DROWNED
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 fell off a barge and drowned. Employee #1 was not wearing a life ves t. Vests are maintained in a shed on the barge. The navigable water was in exces s of 20 ft deep.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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