Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14483689 - Employee drowns after fall from bridge into river

Accident Summary Nr: 14483689 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 05/20/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107515454	05/20/1991	1721	0	Naftilos Painting Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was sandblasting structural steel on a bridge 60 ft above a river. The employee was not tied off, nor was he wearing a life vest. The employee fell into the water wearing a blasting hood and a safety belt. Employee #1 could not swim and drowned.

Keywords: SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, DROWN, LIFE JACKET, SANDBLASTING, TIE-OFF

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107515454			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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