Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200370682 - Employee drowns while crossing river on foot

Accident Summary Nr: 200370682 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 12/19/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302426515	12/20/1999	8742	0	Osp Consultants
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302426523	12/20/1999	1731	0	Kmc Telecom 3, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302426549	12/20/1999	1731	0	Fiber Optic Splicing And Testing
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302452347	12/20/1999	1623	0	First South Utility Construction Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was helping to lay a fiber optic telephone cable across a 400 ft wide river, the depth of which varied. Supervisors had attempted to obtain a boat, life jackets, and paddles, but were unable to purchase these items because it was Sunday. Instead, Employee #1 began to cross the river on foot, using a 1/4 in. cord tied around him. Approximately three-quarters of the way across, he fell into the river and could not be reached. Employee #1 was eventually rescued by canoe and transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: PPE, RIVER, WATER, TELECOM WORK, WORK RULES, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, DROWN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302426515			Occupation Not Listed	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	302426523			Occupation Not Listed	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	302426549			Occupation Not Listed	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
4	302452347	Fatality	Other	Telephone line installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Drown, non-lethal fall

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