Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14489793 - DROWNED IN RIVER

Accident Summary Nr: 14489793 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 07/06/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1089507	07/10/1984	0851	0	St Regis Corporation Northern Timberlands Div

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 AND 3 OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE ASKED TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR ABILITY TO SWIM TO THEIR SUPERVISORS. THE EMPLOYEES SWAM APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET TO A SANDBAR IN A RIVER. ON THEIR RETURN TRIP TO SHORE, EMPLOYEE #1 DISAPPEARED FROM SIGHT. HIS BODY WAS RECOVERED APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER. ATTEMPS TO REVIVE HIM WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD DROWNED IN 9 FEET OF WATER, 15-25 FEET FROM THE SHORE.

Keywords: RIVER, DROWN, SWIM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1089507			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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