Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200677516 - Employee Drowns

Accident Summary Nr: 200677516 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/10/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312149206	09/11/2008	1622	237310	The Murphy Construction Co.

Abstract: On September 10, 2008,. Employee #1 and a coworker were working from a barge and paired up to work from floats, so that they could cut concrete slabs while constructing the pier. The concrete saw fell into the water. Employee #1 volunteered to go into the water to retrieve the tool and was allowed by the supervisor to take off his floatation device. Employee #1 dove in feet first, into 12 to 14 ft of water, but did not resurface. Employee #1 was later found drowned.'

Keywords: barge, saw, drown, water

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312149206			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming for piers or pylons Fatality Cause: Drown, non-lethal fall

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