Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201450525 - Employee Dies When He Falls And Drowns

Accident Summary Nr: 201450525 -- Report ID: 0418500 -- Event Date: 05/30/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301112074	05/30/2001	4499	0	Palmetto Industrial Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: Five employees were working from the trolley of a container crane 125 ft in the air. The employees were welding angle iron to the crane to make a cat walk. Employee #1 stepped onto a small platform that was attached to the trolley and fell into the river. Employee #1 drowned.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WELDER, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, FALL, DROWN, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301112074			Fatality	Asphyxia	Welders and cutters

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