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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #981266

POOL,DROWN,SWIM

Event
POOL,DROWN,SWIM
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
981266
Report ID
551800

Event description

EMPLOYEE DROWNS AT OFFICE POOL PARTY

Investigation abstract

At approximately 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., on August 27, 1989, Employee #1 drowned a nd died while attending an office pool party. He apparently did not know how to swim.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 34 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    8
    Source
    41
    Occupation code
    439
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    2

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