Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14463251 - Security guard drowns after falling in river on rounds

Accident Summary Nr: 14463251 -- Report ID: 0419000 -- Event Date: 01/20/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100343292	05/31/1988	5171	0	B-T Energy Corporation

Abstract: At 6:30 p.m. on January 20, 1988, Employee #1, a security guard working alone, was reported missing from his work station by the relief man. Employee #1's duties included checking the plant (a tank storage wholesale facility), which required him to go on the floating dock/barge. Employee #1 was not wearing a personal flotation device and presumably fell in the river. His body was discovered on May 21, 1988, on a beach downstream. The coroner's official cause of death was drowning.

Keywords: DROWN, SECURITY GUARD, LIFE JACKET, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100343292			Fatality	Other	Guards and police, excluding public service

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