Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 521229 - Employee killed during job-related rafting trip

Accident Summary Nr: 521229 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 07/19/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109568832	07/19/1994	6331	0	Cigna Property & Casualty

Abstract: Employee #1 was entertaining clients on company time on a white water rafting trip when he and three other occupants fell out of the boat. Employee #1, an experienced rafter, was wearing a wetsuit, life jacket, and helmet. The day trip service had provided the raft and a guide in a kayak alongside the raft. All the other occupants were picked up alive. Employee #1 was found 1/4 mile downstream. He was conscious but passed out and never regained consciousness. The autopsy stated bilateral mastoid hemorrhage as the cause of death.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, HEMORRHAGE, FALL, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109568832			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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