Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 644773 - Employee Drowns In River After Falling From Pier

**Accident: 644773 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 07/17/1990**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
17775495	07/18/1990	1771	Northeast Cutting Enterprises

Employee #1 was cutting a concrete slab from a deteriorating pier when he accidentally cut the slab out from under him. He fell into the river and drowned.

Keywords: concrete slab, pier, work rules, construction, river, fall, drown, inattention, water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	17775495			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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