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Accident Summary Nr: 200553709 - Employee dies from drowning in lake

Accident Summary Nr: 200553709 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 10/23/2004
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30759928212/30/20041521236115Lakeshore Estates Builders, Inc

Abstract: At approximately 6:30 a.m. on October 23, 2004, Employee #1, a crane barge mechanic, was on the barge as the crane operator was driving sheet piling along the lake front for new homes under construction. Employee #1 was discovered to be missing for a while and the police were notified. A search team later found his body 30 feet below the water, near the barge. The coroner's report stated that the cause of death was sudden cardiac death due to diabetes. Employee #1 was not wearing a personal flotation device.

Keywords: BARGE, PILE DRIVER, MECHANIC, CONSTRUCTION, CARDIAC ARREST, DROWN, LIFE JACKET, CRANE
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling New project or new addition $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 2 1 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 307599282 Fatality Other Occupation not reported Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Pile driving
Fatality Cause: Other

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