Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14341697 - Employee drowns when car lands in canal

Accident Summary Nr: 14341697 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 12/19/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101720340	01/04/1988	2061	0	Okeelanta Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was leaving a job site in his own vehicle. According to witnesses, he was speeding at approximately 50 to 55 mph when his car struck an object in the road, just about where a drain pipe crossed a 15 ft deep canal. The car became airborne, fell into the canal, somersaulted, and landed upside down at the bottom of the canal. An immediate attempt was made to save Employee #1; however, his car windows were closed and the doors could not be opened. Employee #1 drowned. A rescue squad took about three hours to retrieve his body from the wreckage.

Keywords: TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, CANAL, SPEEDING, WORK RULES, AUTOMOBILE, DROWN, LOST CONTROL, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101720340			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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