Accident Report Detail

Accident: 200980274 - Employee Drowned In Irrigation Ditch

**Accident: 200980274 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 04/24/2002**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
303663678	04/26/2002	4971	Bluff Irrigation District

An employee was up on the head gate of an irrigation ditch. There were no witnesses, however physical evidence at scene indicated that he was attempting to remove boards to increase the flow of water. The employee fell in the irrigation ditch and drowned.

Keywords: lung, ditch, fall, drown, irrigation equipment, water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	303663678			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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