OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14489793

ST REGIS CORPORATION NORTHERN TIMBERLANDS DIV

SANTA CLARA, NY— 1984-07-06T00:00:00

Event: RIVER, DROWN, SWIM
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1089507
Employer profile: ST REGIS CORPORATION NORTHERN TIMBERLANDS DIV
Summary number: 14489793
Report ID: 215800

Event description

DROWNED IN RIVER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 AND 3 OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE ASKED TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR ABILITY TO SWI M TO THEIR SUPERVISORS. THE EMPLOYEES SWAM APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET TO A SANDBAR IN A RIVER. ON THEIR RETURN TRIP TO SHORE, EMPLOYEE #1 DISAPPEARED FROM SIGHT. HIS BODY WAS RECOVERED APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER. ATTEMPS TO REVIVE HIM WERE U NSUCCESSFUL. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD DROWNED IN 9 FEET OF WATER, 15-25 FEET FROM THE SHO RE.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 17 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
41

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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