Accident: 118552.015 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 07/31/2019
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
1420166.015 | 07/31/2019 | | White Electrical Construction Company |
At 1:30 p.m. on July 31, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a constru ction company, were in a 10-foot long Tracker Jon Boat on the river at a port te rminal. The jon boat was tied to a tug/push boat, which was secured to the fron t rake edge of a crane barge. Employee #1, the jon boat operator, was sitting b y the outboard motor, and his coworker was sitting in the middle of the jon boat . Employee #1 untied the jon boat from the tug/push boat and pushed away. The jon boat was caught by the river's current, causing the boat to turn and smash a gainst the crane barge. The jon boat began taking on water and then capsized. Both employees fell into the water. The coworker was able to reach a ladder on the side of the crane barge and exit the water. Employee #1 never surfaced and drowned.
Keywords:
barge, boat, collision, construction, crane, drown, drowning, equipment operator, john boat, river, roll-over, water
Accident Details
End Use |
Proj Type |
Proj Cost |
Stories |
NonBldgHt |
Fatality |
Other heavy construction |
New project or new addition |
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X |
Employee Details
Employee # |
Inspection |
Age |
Sex |
Degree |
Nature |
Occupation |
1 |
1420166.015 |
37 |
M |
Fatality |
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Electricians |