Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103081360 - Mercury Performance Products

Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office

Investigation Summary

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