Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14411235 - Employee falls from gangway and drowns

Accident Summary Nr: 14411235 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 05/24/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123622300	05/28/1998	4231	0	Acme Trucking Company

Abstract: At approximately 1:55 a.m. on May 24, 1998, Employee #1 was walking up a gangplank to a jack-up rig to ask for directions. He fell from the gangway plank into the water and drowned. There were no guardrails on the gangway, and the gangway plank was defective.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, WALKING ON PLANK, PLANK, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, DROWN, MECH MALFUNCTION, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123622300			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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