Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170710040 - Employee killed after falling off barge during storm

Accident Summary Nr: 170710040 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 07/07/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123165052	07/08/1997	1629	0	Bombaci Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: During the course of their work, a crew had placed a barge on the south side of an existing dock. At high tide at approximately 2:30 p.m., the weather began to deteriorate and the crew decided to move the barge into deeper water on the north side of the dock. Employee #1, who had been working on shore, jumped onto the barge for a ride. While the barge was in motion, a bolt of lighting struck close by. The crew looked up at the sky and when they looked back, they saw Employee #1 falling into the water. He was killed. Employee #1 was not wearing a personal flotation device.

Keywords: STORM, BARGE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LIGHTNING, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, FALL, LIFE JACKET, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000		2	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123165052			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Drown, non-lethal fall

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