Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14509640 - Nine employees of sunken vessel presumed drowned

Accident Summary Nr: 14509640 -- Report ID: 1032300 -- Event Date: 03/22/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107297392	03/27/1990	0912	0	Arctic Alaska Fisheries Corporation

Abstract: The vessel Aleutian Enterprise suddenly listed and sank in the Bering Sea. Twenty-two employees were rescued and Employees #1 through #9 were presumed drowned. The employees had not been trained in the use of survival suits, and the suits were not easily accessible. The general alarm did not work and the employees were unfamiliar with emergency procedures and emergency notification methods.

Keywords: PPE, WORK RULES, ALARM, SHIP, DROWN, UNTRAINED, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107297392	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	107297392	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
3	107297392	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
4	107297392	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
5	107297392	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
6	107297392	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
7	107297392	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
8	107297392	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
9	107297392	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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