OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14517593
PNEUMATIC CONCRETE CO., INC.
PENSACOLA, FL—
Event description
FELL FROM WORK BARGE INTO WATER; DROWNED
Investigation abstract
THE EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING FROM A 14 FOOT BY 31 FOOT BARGE, PATCHING A CONCRETE S WEARING, CAUSED HIM TO SINK AND DROWN. BRIDGE WITH GUNITE. THE WIND AND WAVES REACHED THE POINT WHERE THEY DECIDED TO Q UIT WORK AND PULL IN TO THE BANK. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS THE OPERATOR OF THE BOAT AND M OTOR. THEY UNTIED AND HE STARTED THE MOTOR, WHICH IMMEDIATELY QUIT. TO PREVENT T HE BOAT FROM DRIFTING, EMPLOYEE #1 CLIMBED ONTO THE BOAT'S WORK PLATFORM AND ATT EMPTED TO SECURE THE BOAT BY THROWING A LINE AROUND A BRIDGE CABLE. SOMEHOW HE W AS PULLED OFF THE BARGE AND INTO THE WATER DURING THIS PROCEDURE. ALTHOUGH LIFE VESTS WERE PROVIDED, AND USED BY OTHER EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS NOT WEARING ON E. THE LACK OF A LIFEVEST, WHEN COMBINED WITH THE RAINSUIT AND HEAVY BOOTS HE WA
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 62 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Task assigned
- 1
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