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Accident: 170710040 - Employee Killed After Falling Off Barge During Storm
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 123165052 | 07/08/1997 | 1629 | Bombaci Construction Company, Inc. |
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
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreline development, dam, reservoir | Alteration or rehabilitation | Under $50,000 | 2 | X | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 123165052 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting FatCause: Drown, non-lethal fall |