Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 851071 - EMPLOYEE KILLED AND SECOND INJURED IN BOATING ACCIDENT

Accident Summary Nr: 851071 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 09/28/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103081360	10/02/1989	8711	0	Mercury Performance Products

Abstract: At 4:45 p.m. on September 28, 1989, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were testing a high performance prototype racing boat on Lake Winnebago in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The boat was traveling at approximately 80 miles per hour when the vessel split in half, throwing the two employees into the water. Employee #1 suffered fatal head and neck injuries, and was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital. Employee #2 received a fractured left arm and was treated at the hospital and released. The actual cause of the accident was not determined as the front 20 feet of the boat was not recovered.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, NECK, ARM, BOAT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103081360			Fatality	Fracture	Marine engineers
2	103081360			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Marine engineers

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