OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14519243
DOUGLAS MARINE SERVICE INC
BALDWIN, LA—
Event description
Employee drowns after fall from float
Investigation abstract
At approximately 9:50 a.m. on June 12, 1985, Employee #1 was sandblasting from a pontoon float when he apparently tried to gain access to an adjacent barge and float. He fell into the water and the strong current in the canal swept him unde r the rake end of the barge. Employee #1 drowned. He had been provided with a wo rk vest, but he was not wearing it.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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