Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200901346 - Employee Drowns in Fall from Crawl Space

Accident Summary Nr: 200901346 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 10/17/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303775217	10/20/2003	9511	924110	Us Army Corps Of Engineers

Abstract: On October 17, 2003, Employee #1, a lock and dam operator, was painting in a crawl space under a walkway that is situated above the downstream lock gate of the facility. During the work activity, Employee #1 fell 10 to 15 feet into the water, and drowned.

Keywords: DAM, LUNG, ASPHYXIATED, WALK PLATFORM, PAINT, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, DROWN, CRAWL SPACE, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303775217			Fatality	Asphyxia	Miscellaneous plant and system operators

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