Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 153951.015 - Employee falls in river and drowns

Accident Summary Nr: 153951.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 02/07/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1651735.015	02/07/2023		327310	Buzzi Unicem Usa

Abstract: At 5:00 a.m. on February 7, 2023, Employee #1 was descending a ladder from the second deck to get to the main deck. Employee #1 was performing maintenance on the second deck with two coworkers. Employee #1 did not step on the last two rungs of the ladder and fell into the Mississippi River on the side of the dock barge where he was working. Employee #1 did not emerge from the river. Employee #1 drowned. As of February 21, 2023, his body had not been found.

Keywords: Barge, Boat, Deck, Descending, Descending Ladder, Dock, Drown, Drowning, Fall, Ladder, Maintenance

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1651735.015	50	M	Fatality		Machinery maintenance occupations

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