Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170082366 - Employee drowns after falling off barge

Accident Summary Nr: 170082366 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 10/09/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300398179	10/10/1997	4491	0	Hall Buck Marine, Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a utility worker at a bulk loading marine terminal, was attempting to open a cover on a hopper barge when he apparently slipped off the hopper cover or the deck of the barge. He fell into the water and drowned. There were no witnesses to the accident. Autopsy reports showed he struck his head before falling into the water. He was wearing a Coast Guard approved work vest; however, he had become caught underwater by a wire rope cable beneath the dock.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, BARGE, HEAD, WIRE ROPE, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, CAUGHT BY, FALL, DROWN, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300398179			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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