Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200540946 - Employee falls from barge and drowns

Accident Summary Nr: 200540946 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 08/29/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306768854	08/29/2003	1771	238990	L & M Lignos Enterprise

Abstract: At approximately 12:10 p.m. on August 29, 2003, an employee working on a pier barge was boarding a motorboat to get back to shore. The employee either fell off of the barge or fell out of the boat. The employee was not wearing a life vest. He fell into the river and was drowned.

Keywords: BARGE, PIER, FALL, DROWN, BOAT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		100	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306768854			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming for piers or pylons Fatality Cause: Drown, non-lethal fall

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.