OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221608789

COOPER CONSOLIDATED, LLC.

LA PLACE, LA— 2023-10-16T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Asphyxiated, Barge, Drown, Drowning, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Housekeeping, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lost Balance, Ramp, River, Ship, Shipyard, Walking Surface, Water, Work Surface
NAICS: 488320
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347036626
Employer profile: COOPER CONSOLIDATED, LLC.
Summary number: 221608789
Report ID: 0625700

Event description

Employee is killed from drowning after fall from barge into

Investigation abstract

At 11:15 a.m. on October 16, 2023, an employee working as a laborer for a marine cargo handler was walking from one docked barge to another barge. The barges were located next to each other. The employee lost his balance and fell into the river, where he died due to drowning.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 56 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
889

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