OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221494164

DOWNHILL PLUMBING COMPANY LLC

MARGATE CITY, NJ— 2022-05-25T00:00:00

Event: Dock, Drown, Drowning, Fall, Installing, Plumbing, Repair, Seizure, Water, Water Pipe
NAICS: 238220
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346198815
Employer profile: DOWNHILL PLUMBING COMPANY LLC
Summary number: 221494164
Report ID: 0213900
Project type: C
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee suffers seizure and drowns

Investigation abstract

At 2:00 p.m. on May 25, 2022, an employee and his supervisor were onsite to make repairs to a hot water line for an outdoor shower and to install a propane line from the front of the residence to the rear deck area. The employee assisted in the installation of the propane line and then began the repairs on the shower piping from a floating dock in the lagoon when he experienced a seizure. The employee fell into the water and drowned.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
7039

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