Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200470276 - Employee Drowns

Accident Summary Nr: 200470276 -- Report ID: 0253620 -- Event Date: 04/29/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310508437	04/30/2007	9224	922160	Wellsville Vill Fd Dyke Hose Co

Abstract: At approximately 2:20 p.m. on April 29, 2007, Employee #1, a volunteer firefighter, witnessed a father and son fall into a whirlpool at the base of a dam. He recognized the emergency situation and responded to assist. He lost his footing, slipped and fell over the dam. He was caught in the whirlpool and was repeatedly churned beneath the surface of the water and subsequently lost consciousness. He was expelled from the whirlpool and floated several hundred feet downstream, where he was extricated from the water. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, SLIP, FALL, DROWN, LOST BALANCE, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310508437			Fatality	Other	Firefighting occupations

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