OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #894527
NORFOLK DREDGING CO. INC.
CHESTER, VA·
Event description
Employee drowns after falling off pusher boat
Investigation abstract
At approximately 5:15 p.m. on November 26, 1988, Employee #1 was working as a de ckhand on a pusher boat. He was moving a bow line to the stern of the boat when the operator began to back up the vessel. The operator turned to judge his dista nce from another boat that was behind him and when he turned back he discovered that Employee #1 had fallen overboard and disappeared from sight. Employee #1's body was removed from 15 ft of water approximately 30 minutes later and transpor ted to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The employee was not wearing a life jacket at the time of the accident.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 9
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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