Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200672160 - Employee drowns after jumping into canal

Accident Summary Nr: 200672160 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 10/20/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301889697	10/25/1999	1799	0	Jim Wright Marine Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 jumped into a canal that was connected to the intracoastal waterway. He swam approximately 100 yards before he went under and drowned.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, CANAL, CONSTRUCTION, DROWN, SWIM, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000		6	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301889697			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Stripping and curing concrete Fatality Cause: Other

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