Accident Report Detail

Accident: 200555589 - Employee Falls In River And Drowns

**Accident: 200555589 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 03/04/2009**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
311529929	03/05/2009	4491	Associated Marine Equipment, Llc

At approximately 6:30 a.m. on March 4, 2009, Employee #1, an equipment operator, fell from a barge into the Mississippi River at mile marker 140.5 and drown. There were no witnesses to the accident. Employee #1's body was recovered at approximately 9:30 a.m. He was wearing a life vest when he was recovered from the water.

Keywords: barge, equipment operator, drown, life jacket, water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	311529929			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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