Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 80420.015 - Employee falls from ladder into water and drowns

Accident Summary Nr: 80420.015 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 10/16/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1100082.015	10/17/2015		483211	American Petroleum & Transport, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 p.m. on November 16, 2015, an employee was descending a portable wood ladder from a tanker barge to the dock of a fueling terminal below. Possibly caused by a wake, the tanker barge surged or swayed. The ladder fell from the dock where its base was resting. The employee fell into the water without being protected by a personal floatation device. The employee was found the following morning in 35 feet of water, drowned.

Keywords: Barge, Drowning, Fall, Ladder, Longshoring

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1100082.015	55	M	Fatality		Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats

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