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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #982223

CONSTRUCTION,RIVER,DROWN,SWIM,WATER

Event
CONSTRUCTION,RIVER,DROWN,SWIM,WATER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
982223
Report ID
257230

Event description

Employee drowns while swimming in lake after work

Investigation abstract

On July 14, 1989, Employee #1 and a coworker decided to bathe in a man-made lake after work. Employee #1 drowned, but the coworker was unharmed. This was not pa rt of their work-related duties. (NOTE: The original report was in Spanish.)

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    14
    Source
    41
    Occupation code
    869
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    2

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