Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14414122 - Employee drowns in Mississippi River after fall from barge

Accident Summary Nr: 14414122 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 09/27/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108766890	10/01/1991	4492	0	Riverside Ventures, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107629826	10/01/1991	4491	0	Riverplex International, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on September 26, 1991, Employee #1, while walking on the side of a barge, BU 355, apparently tripped or misjudged where the edge was located and fell from the barge into the Mississippi River. Employee #1 was not wearing a flotation vest. There were no witnesses to his fall. Employee #1 drifted under the rake of the barge and disappeared. He drowned. His body was found on September 28, 1991.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108766890			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	107629826					Occupation Not Listed

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