Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120398.015 - Employee dies by drowning in dredging operation

Accident Summary Nr: 120398.015 -- Report ID: 0523900 -- Event Date: 09/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1435045.015	10/01/2019		237990	Roen Salvage Company

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on September 30, 2019, Employee #1, a 68-year-old, male employee, and two coworkers were operating a Monarch brand, 21-foot long, aluminum-hulled boat, in Lake Superior, to inspect floating/dredged sediment from a discharge pipe, in Duluth, MN. Due to severe weather, e.g., a combination of high winds and waves, the boat then capsized and its engine failed. In response, the two coworkers swam to shore with their lifejackets and contacted the U.S. Coast Guard and EMS for assistance. Afterwards, Employee #1 was recovered and despite lifesaving efforts, he drowned and was pronounced dead, at the scene.

Keywords: Boat, Drown, Drowning, Engine, Lost consciousness, Malfunction, Obstructed Egress, Operating, Overturn, Pipe, Police, River, Safe, Sand, Water, Weather

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Other					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1435045.015	68	M	Fatality		Captains and other officers, fishing vessels	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Dredging Fatality Cause:

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