Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 593822 - Employee drowns after slipping into sewage lagoon

Accident Summary Nr: 593822 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 04/06/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109252635	04/07/1993	1731	0	Laird Electric Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was stretching wire to connect to a pump next to a sewage lagoon when he stepped onto the plastic liner that extended around the lagoon. He slid into the lagoon and drowned. Employee #1 was not wearing a life jacket and a ring and line were not available at the site.

Keywords: WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, DROWN, LIFE JACKET, SEWAGE, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109252635			Fatality	Asphyxia	Helpers, construction trades

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