Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170670137 - Employee drowned after losing control of machinery

Accident Summary Nr: 170670137 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 10/17/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110096260	10/18/1994	7997	0	Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on October 17, 1994, Employee #1 was performing maintenance on the Ocean Golf Course sand bunkers with a Sand-Pro #14 sand raking machine. The sand bunkers were sloped to the water on a hill between 6 to 8 ft from a lagoon that abutted the golf course. While Employee #1 was working on an angle, with water to his left and the sand bunkers to his right, the Sand-Pro steering chain broke. The wheel whipped around to the left or the downhill water side, forcing Employee #1 to lose control and ride his Sand-Pro into the water. Employee #1 drowned as he was trapped by the machine under 6 ft of water.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, MAINTENANCE, PINNED, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, DROWN, LOST CONTROL, BROKEN CHAIN, SLOPE, STEERING, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110096260			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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