Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200830586 - Employee killed when engulfed by cement additive

Accident Summary Nr: 200830586 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 12/07/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303533616	12/09/2002	4491	488320	Dann Ocean Towing, Inc.

Abstract: On December 7, 2002, two employees were off loading cement additive from a tug boat to an unmanned barge. Fifty minutes into the operation, the additive was pumping slower than normal. Employee #1, the barge Captain, had climbed 15 to 20 feet down into the cargo box area of the barge to clear the feed gate when he was engulfed by the cement additive and asphyxiated.

Keywords: BARGE, ASPHYXIATED, CEMENT POWDER, OFF LOADING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303533616			Fatality	Asphyxia	Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks

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