Accident Report Detail

Accident: 200901346 - Employee Drowns In Fall From Crawl Space

**Accident: 200901346 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 10/17/2003**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
303775217	10/20/2003	9511	Us Army Corps Of Engineers

On October 17, 2003, Employee #1, a lock and dam operator, was painting in a crawl space under a walkway that is situated above the downstream lock gate of the facility. During the work activity, Employee #1 fell 10 to 15 feet into the water, and drowned.

Keywords: dam, lung, asphyxiated, walk platform, paint, fall, fall protection, drown, crawl space, water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	303775217			Fatality	Asphyxia	Miscellaneous plant and system operators

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