Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 754473 - Employee drowns after backing loader off barge

Accident Summary Nr: 754473 -- Report ID: 0932040 -- Event Date: 08/02/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102289790	08/07/1991	4449	0	Catalina Freight Line, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was unloading a barge. He was driving a front end loader onto the pier from the barge deck when he accidentally put the front end loader in reverse gear instead of drive, and backed off the barge into 52 feet of water. Employee #1 drowned.

Keywords: BARGE, FRONT END LOADER, OFF LOADING, DROWN, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102289790			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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