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Accident: 14330765 - Employee Killed By Cardiac Arrest Due To Fall In River

**Accident: 14330765 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 02/05/1990**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
18225896	02/07/1990	1799	J & B Welding Inc.

In February, two employees were working on metal decking 40 ft above a river. Employee #1 was delivering metal deck pans to the other employee, who secured them between two pre-stressed beams. The beams were approximately 62 in. apart. As Employee #1 was continuing to bring pans to the other employee, he accidentally stepped on pans already delivered, but not yet secured to the beams. The pans popped up and Employee #1 fell through the gap between two beams into the river below. The current carried Employee #1 down river until he was rescued by the local fire department. He later died of cardiac arrest and hypothermia.

Keywords: decking, construction, cardiac arrest, river

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	18225896			Fatality	Freezing/Frost Bite	Occupation not reported

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