Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 200556561 - Barge Worker Is Found Unconscious, Later Dies
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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314771767 | 06/21/2011 | 3731 | 488390 | Intercoastal Repair Service, Llc |
Abstract: On June 21, 2011, Employee #1, a 52-year-old male with Intercoastal Repair Service LLC., was working with a coworker, and they had just completed cleaning the inside of a hopper barge. Employee #1 removed the ladder from the barge. The coworker was on the staging barge and walked over to the employee shack. When the coworker returned to the barge, Employee #1 was missing. The coworker started searching for Employee #1. A life jacket was spotted about three-hundred-yards downriver. Employee #1 was found shortly thereafter between two barges. Employee #1 was pulled from the water. Employee #1 was unconscious, and CPR was started. Emergency Medical Services arrived and continued performing CPR. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 314771767 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |