Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 160878.015 - Employee is killed from drowning after fall from barge into

Accident Summary Nr: 160878.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 10/16/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1703662.015	10/18/2023		488320	Cooper Consolidated, Llc.

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on October 16, 2023, an employee working as a laborer for a marine cargo handler was walking from one docked barge to another barge. The barges were located next to each other. The employee lost his balance and fell into the river, where he died due to drowning.

Keywords: Arm, Asphyxiated, Barge, Drown, Drowning, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Housekeeping, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lost Balance, Ramp, River, Ship, Shipyard, Walking Surface, Water, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1703662.015	56	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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