Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200674638 - Employee drowns in canal while grading slope

Accident Summary Nr: 200674638 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 11/07/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306185810	11/10/2003	1799	238990	The Pool People, Inc.

Abstract: On November 7, 2003, Employee #1, a 26-year-old employee from the Pool People Incorporated, was grading a slope in the backyard of a residential home. The slope inclined towards a canal. Employee #1 was grading the slope using a shovel, a pick, and a rake. Employee #1 was reported missing in the afternoon of November 7, 2003. The body of Employee #1 was recovered from the canal on November 7, 2003. Employee could not swim and had a condition of epilepsy.

Keywords: GRADER, LUNG, CANAL, CONSTRUCTION, DROWN, SLOPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306185810			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Other

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