Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202345492 - Employee Drowns in River Cleaning Debris

Accident Summary Nr: 202345492 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 08/27/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309373884	08/27/2005	1629	238910	Tampa Contracting Services, Inc.

Abstract: On August 27, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker were clearing the banks of a river from hurricane debris. They were in a workboat with an outboard motor and were manually picking up the debris. They encountered a wasp nest on a tree limb and were attacked by the wasps. They were attempting to get away from the wasps and took their life jackets off and jumped into the river. Employee #1 drowned.

Keywords: BEE STING, CLEANING, DROWN, BOAT, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309373884			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Drown, non-lethal fall

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