Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 52547.015 - Employee is killed while dragging turbidity barriers across

Accident Summary Nr: 52547.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/09/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
941156.015	09/10/2013		237110	Charley Toppino & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on September 9, 2013, an employee was operating a small motor boat pulling 300 lb barriers to the far shore where a coworker would pull the barriers up onto the shore using an excavator. The coworker noticed that the boat started to travel in circles and saw the employee hanging over the side of the boat with his face in the water. The coworker swam out to the boat, pushed the employee back into the boat, and began CPR. Emergency Services responded and transported the employee to the Lower Keys Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. The cause of death was not specified in the initial report.

Keywords: Boat, CPR, Shock

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	941156.015	28	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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