Accident Report Detail

Accident: 14450225 - Employee Fell Off Barge And Drowned

**Accident: 14450225 -- Report ID: 0420300 -- Event Date: 10/28/1985**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
2166023	11/14/1985	2421	Chesapeake Lumber Company

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSIGNED THE JOB OF PUMPING WATER OUT OF A BARGE. HE WAS PROVIDED A PORTABLE PUMP FOR THE PURPOSE. THE BARGE WAS BUILT WITH A DECK (WALKING AREA) ALONG THE SIDES. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS APPARENTLY TRYING TO MOVE THE PUMP, WHICH, WITH THE HOSE, WEIGHED ABOUT 83 POUNDS, FROM THE FRONT OF THE BARGE TO THE REAR. HE WAS USING THE STARBOARD SIDE DECKING. HE, AND THE PUMP, FELL OVERBOARD. THE EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS NOT WEARING A PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE, DROWNED.

Keywords: barge, fall, fall protection, drown, life jacket, water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	2166023			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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