Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 820894 - One employee killed, two injured when boat crashes

Accident Summary Nr: 820894 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/25/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116509522	09/27/1995	4493	0	Jackson Marine Sales, Inc.

Abstract: On September 24, 1995, Employees #1 and #2, and Employee #3, an employee from a neighboring company, boarded a 26 ft boat without permission. They were traveling on the New River Canal near Fort Lauderdale at a speed above the maximum idle speed when the boat suddenly crashed on the river bank. Employee #1 was thrown from the boat and caught in the path of the boat's turning propellers. He died. Employee #2, the boat pilot, was treated and released on Sunday. Employee #3 suffered a head injury and was hospitalized.

Keywords: EJECTED, HEAD, ROTATING PARTS, SPEEDING, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, COLLISION, LACERATION, BOAT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116509522			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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