Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14542328 - EMPLOYEE FELL INTO DIP TANK AND DROWNED

Accident Summary Nr: 14542328 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 09/28/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1176072	10/01/1984	2426	0	Thompson Hardwoods Inc

Abstract: AT 11:45 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 COMPLETED HIS SHIFT IN THE STACKER AREA OF THE HARDWOOD SAWMILL. HE LEFT HIS WORK AREA AND HEADED TOWARD THE PARKING LOT. ON ROUTE TO THE PARKING LOT, ONE PASSES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO AN UNGUARDED DIP TANK. THE TANK IS 8 FEET BY 10 FEET AND IS 6 FEET DEEP. THE DIP TANK WAS ALMOST FLUSH WITH THE GROUND AND HAD BEEN INSTALLED ONE WEEK EARLIER. IT WAS FILLED TO A DEPTH OF 5 1/2 FEET WITH A COPPER NAPHTHANATE TREATMENT. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, A HARD HAT AND A LUNCHPAIL WERE SEEN FLOATING IN THE TANK. A CLOSER SEARCH REVEALED THE BODY OF EMPLOYEE #1. THE PRELIMINARY AUTOPSY REPORT LISTS THE CAUSE OF DEATH AS DROWNING.

Keywords: DIP TANK, SAWMILL, DROWN, TANK, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1176072			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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