Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1969658 - Environmental Dredging Specialists, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1969658

Report ID: 0418600

Date Opened: 03/12/1985

Site Address:
Environmental Dredging Specialists, Inc.
James River Corp., Hwy 114
Pennington, AL 36196

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 4827, Jackson, MS 39269

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/12/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/18/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360677942

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$280	$0	$0	$0	$0	$280
Current Penalty	$280	$0	$0	$0	$0	$280
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001A	Serious	19260106 A	03/19/1985	03/22/1985	$280	$280	$0		-
2.	01001B	Serious	19260106 C	03/19/1985	03/22/1985	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14352504

Event: 03/11/1985

EMPLOYEE JUMPED INTO WATER FROM A SINKING BOAT AND DROWNED

On March 11, 1985, at approximately 10 am, employee #1 and a second employee were retrieving floats from a lake, where they had just finished a dredging job. Employee #1 was standing in the bow of the boat, lifting the floats into the boat. The boat apparently became overloaded in the bow and sank, bow-first. Employee #1 was not wearing a life jacket. Employee #1 jumped into the water as the boat sank and tried to swim 80 feet to shore. He had swum about 60 feet when he yelled to the other employee that he was going under. The body of employee #1 was found at 1 pm on the same day.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, DROWN, LIFE JACKET, BOAT, SWIM, UNSTABLE LOAD, WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1969658			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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