Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99989.015 - Employee polishing hull of yacht falls into water and drowns

Accident Summary Nr: 99989.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 10/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1271592.015	10/19/2017		561720	Yacht Surface Restoration Llc

Abstract: At 1:14 p.m. on October 18, 2017, an employee was working for a janitorial service. The firm he worked for detailed yachts. He and a coworker were polishing the hull on the starboard side of a 43.3-meter (142-foot) yacht. They were working from a float. The employee suddenly fell into the water and did not resurface. He was pulled out by a crewmember of an adjacent yacht. The employee had drowned.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Boat, Cleaning, Drown, Fall, Water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1271592.015	27	M	Fatality

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