Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170081228 - Employee drowns trying to tie boat to barge

Accident Summary Nr: 170081228 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 03/14/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103434270	03/15/1995	7363	0	Production Safety & Equipment Repair

Abstract: Employee #1, a roustabout for an oil company, was helping to clean an oil spill in a marsh area. He pulled up to a barge in a "joe boat," an aluminum boat that is approximately 6 feet wide by 20 feet long, backed it up, and jumped onto the deck of the barge. He was carrying a mooring rope to tie the boat to the barge. The joe boat, which was in reverse, was throttled too high, and Employee #1 couldn't hold it. He let the rope go and the joe boat backed out into the slip and started going in circles with the mooring rope trailing behind. Employee #1 apparently took off his work vest, boots, and hard hat and when the rope passed close to the barge, he jumped into the water to grab it. He drowned.

Keywords: BARGE, WORK RULES, DROWN, LIFE JACKET, BOAT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103434270			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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