Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200901403 - Employee drowns in river while surveying

Accident Summary Nr: 200901403 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 04/06/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122235690	04/07/2004	8713	541360	Southern Concrete Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was surveying a 130-foot-wide by 8-foot-deep river and was swimming from the south side bank toward the north side bank when he drowned. He was not wearing a flotation device.

Keywords: SURVEYOR, ASPHYXIATED, PPE, WORK RULES, RIVER, DROWN, LIFE JACKET

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	122235690			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause: Other

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