Accident: 124842410 - Drowns When Caught In Coffer Dam

Employee #1, a diver, became caught in a coffer dam and drowned.

Accident: 883066 - Drowns In Dam Spillway

Employee #1 dove into the turbulent waters surrounding the spillway of a dam. He drowned.

drown, diving, water, dam, work rules

Accident: 170218234 - Diver Drowns While Inspecting Tubes At Dam

On June 22, 1994, Employee #1, a diver, was inspecting the draft tubes under a hydro-electro dam. The turbine had not been locked out. While he was in the draft tube under water, turbulence created by water flowing over the turbine caused Employee #1 to spin out of control. His air line disengaged and Employee #1 drowned before he could be rescued. A citation was issued for a serious violation of 4081-7922(b), 4081-7923, and 1910.147(c)(4)(i).

construction, diver, lost control, water, air line, drown, dam, unsecured, lockout, work rules

Accident: 763995 - Killed In Stream Bank Cave-In

Employee #1 was killed when he was pinned against a concrete dam by a stream bank cave-in.

cave-in, pinned, dam

Accident: 14385850 - Drowns In Dam Waters

Between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. on November 2, 1992, Employee #1, a dam tender, took his son's 4-wheel ATV and drove across a dam, through a spill gate area, and down a makeshift ramp leading to the apron adjacent to the dam intake. When he attempted to go up the dam ramp to the driveway, the ATV slipped down and fell from the ramp. Employee #1 and the ATV fell in the water. Employee #1 was found floating. He suffered hypothermia and drowned.

drown, water, dam, ramp, slip, slope, fall, work rules

Accident: 170697460 - Fingertip Amputated After Being Degloved By Clamp

Employee #1, a paper trimmer operator in the finishing department of a paper mill, was cutting stacks of paper down to order size. This process requires trimming the edges and cutting the paper in halves and then quarters, until the desired size is obtained. Employee #1 was slabbing-- cutting the waste into pieces small enough to be sent back for reprocessing. The stacks of paper have to be turned many times, which requires keeping fingers and hands on the edges of the paper. Employee #1 put his finger on top of the paper, then activated the clamp that holds the paper in place. The clamp squeezed Employee #1's finger and when the employee pulled back his hand, his fingertip was degloved (all the soft tissue was pulled off the tip of his finger, leaving only the bone). A doctor amputated Employee #1's fingertip because the soft tissue was irreplaceable.

laceration, finger, amputated, dam