Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14462865 - EMPLOYEE FELL OFF TUGBOAT INTO RIVER; DROWNED

Accident Summary Nr: 14462865 -- Report ID: 0419000 -- Event Date: 07/23/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2453504	07/24/1986	4449	0	B. B. Riverboats

Abstract: A WELDER WAS WORKING ALONE AT THE STERN OF A DOCKED TOWBOAT. A NEW METAL ENGINE ROOM WALL HAD BEEN INSTALLED, LEAVING ONLY 34 INCHES OF DECK BETWEEN THE WALL AND OPEN EDGE OF THE TUGBOAT. THE WELDER COULD NOT SWIM; NOR WAS HE WEARING ANY KIND OF PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE. HE COULD NOT BE FOUND AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT. HE WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE FALLEN OFF THE OPEN SIDE AND INTO THE WATER. A SEARCH WAS MADE AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS FOUND, DOWNSTREAM, TWO DAYS LATER. THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS LISTED AS ACCIDENTAL DROWNING.

Keywords: WELDER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, DROWN, LIFE JACKET, BOAT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2453504			Fatality	Other	Structural metal workers

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.