Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14391403 - Employee drowns in river after falling from barge

Accident Summary Nr: 14391403 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 03/10/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100819622	04/19/1988	3731	0	River Parish Barge Service, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on a deck barge preparing to spray paint a hopper cover. He apparently was pulling the hose of his airless spray gun and fell off the deck of the barge into the Mississippi River (there were no witnesses to his fall). He drowned. Several coworkers stated that Employee #1 was wearing a work vest the last time they saw him, but when his body was recovered approximately 10 days later, he was not wearing one.

Keywords: BARGE, RIVER, FALL, DROWN, LIFE JACKET, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100819622			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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