OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221573348
CALLAN MARINE LTD
MORGAN CITY, LA—
Mining operation
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Event description
Employee is killed in drowning incident
Investigation abstract
At 1:15 a.m. on June 20, 2023, an employee was attempting to retrieve a hammer that fell into the body of a centrifugal pump. The employee was at the mouth of a pump when he reached for a hammer above him. The hammer fell inside the pump body. The employee climbed into the pump body to retrieve the hammer. The body of the pump was filled with water. When he reached in, he got wedged between the pump vanes, which held his head below the water, resulting in him drowning.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 829
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