Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200552610 - Employee Fell into Waterway and Drowned

Accident Summary Nr: 200552610 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 10/07/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304480064	10/11/2002	1629	237990	J.P. & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 p.m. on October 7, 2002, a construction crew that consisted of two dredge operators and one of the vice president's were moving a construction barge up the Barataria Waterway. The barge was encountering a rain squall which hampered the vision of the crew. Employee #1 could not see where he was walking and fell into the waterway and drowned.

Keywords: BARGE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, DROWN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304480064			Fatality	Asphyxia	Management related occupations, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Seawall construction, riprap placement Fatality Cause: Drown, non-lethal fall

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