Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200262541 - Employee Fell Into Water and Probably Drowned

Accident Summary Nr: 200262541 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 12/28/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107701112	12/30/2004	1799	238990	Tarrasco Steel Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was taking a short-cut to step from a steel beam down to the barge deck from a stair tower to a barge moored adjacent to the stair tower when he slipped and fell into the river and probably drowned. Diving operations failed to recover Employee #1's body.

Keywords: BARGE, ASPHYXIATED, SLIP, FALL, DROWN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		150	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	107701112			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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