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Accident Summary Nr: 14520092 - WELDER FELL OVERBOARD AND DROWNED

Accident Summary Nr: 14520092 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 11/24/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101633022	10/02/1986	1629	0	T. L. James Co., Inc.

Abstract: A DERRICK BARGE (77 FEET LONG BY 35 FEET WIDE) WAS USED TO RAISE THE BOW OF A DREDGE TENDER (A TUG BOAT 45 FEET LONG BY 18 FEET WIDE) SO THAT A HOLE IN THE HULL COULD BE PATCHED. WHEN LAST SEEN, EMPLOYEE #1, DECK CAPTAIN OF THE DREDGE, WAS WORKING ALONE, SITTING ON HIS WORK VEST, WELDING. HE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 4 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE DERRICK BARGE'S DECK. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES, BUT APPARENTLY EMPLOYEE #1 SLIPPED AND FELL OVERBOARD. HE DROWNED IN APPROXIMATELY 24 FEET OF WATER.

Keywords: BARGE, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, FALL, DROWN, LIFE JACKET, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101633022			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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