Abstract: At approximately 10:45 a.m. on July 25, 1989, Employee #1 was on a suspended platform approximately 135 feet above a river, spot priming and painting the support members of a bridge. He had just moved to work on one of the beams when he apparently lost his balance and fell into the river. He survived the fall and tried to swim to shore but disappeared into the river before a Coast Guard vessel could reach the area. Employee #1's body was recovered three days later approximately 1 1/4 mile north of where he fell. No fall protection or personal protective equipment was being worn at the time of the accident.