Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 155304.015 - Employee is killed when drowns in river

Accident Summary Nr: 155304.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 03/27/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1660575.015	03/31/2023		561730	Bj & Jj Tree Service, Llc

Abstract: At 3:05 p.m. on March 27, 2023, an employee had just finished a tree service job on Ashbrook Island in Mississippi and was in the process of being transported by barge/ferry back to land in Arkansas. The employee was driving a F-450 truck with an attached trailer carrying a Kubota L47 when he boarded the barge. As the barge left the bank and was pulling away, the F-450 and attached trailer, being driven by the employee, rolled back and off of the barge/ferry and into the Old River. The employee drowned.

Keywords: Barge, Drowning, Motor Vehicle, River, Trailer, Tree Care, Truck Driver

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1660575.015	58	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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