Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201580750 - Employee Killed When Bobcat Fell Off Barge Into River
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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301190708 | 09/01/2000 | 4491 | Jore Marine Services, Inc. |
Employee #1 was operating a Bobcat with a sweeper attachment cleaning the deck of a barge. Employee #1 backed through a 0.5-inch cable guardrail and fell fifteen feet into the water. The bobcat sunk to the bottom of the river in approximately 30-feet of water. Employee #1 was trapped inside the cab of the bobcat and drowned.
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 301190708 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Longshore equipment operators |