Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14319586 - Employees drown in dam

Accident Summary Nr: 14319586 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 04/23/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100931484	04/24/1992	8748	0	Rmc Enviromental Services, Incorporated

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 used a 16 ft aluminum boat with a 25 HP outboard engine to carry telemetry equipment. The employees were on the downstream side of a dam calibrating the equipment used for surveying the activity of shad fish. This would determine the effects the dams in the Susquehanna River have on fish migration. The boat drifted too close to the Red Hill Dam in Royalton, PA. The hydraulics of the water flowing over the dam drew the boat into the wall of the dam. The two employees were thrown out of the boat and into the water. They drowned.

Keywords: DROWN, BOAT, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100931484			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	100931484			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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