Accident: 112540901 - Drowns In Lake

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on November 16, 2000, Employee #1 was attempting to remove a 40 ft pontoon boat from a lake for winter storage. He had backed a truck and boat trailer down the boat ramp into the water, and they rolled out approximately 40 ft into the lake. Employee #1 drowned while trying to swim to shore. His body was found in 12 ft of water, and the truck and trailer ended up in 15 ft of water. No personal flotation devices were available on either the truck or boat.

water, drown, boat, lost control, trailer, work rules, life jacket

Accident: 14222541 - Dies After Suffering Heat Stroke And Drowns

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on June 19, 2000, Employee #1, age 16, was cleaning up trash in a ditch in preparation for cutting the grass. He was found dead, lying face down in the ditch, which was filled with approximately 8 in. of water. Employee #1 was last seen alive at approximately 2:00 p.m. The autopsy report stated the cause of death as environmental heat exposure followed by asphyxia secondary to drowning.

construction, cleaning, water, ditch, heat stroke, drown, asphyxiated, high temperature

Accident: 170122329 - Drowns While Freeing Stuck Bulldozer

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on July 7, 1999, Employee #1 and a coworker unloaded a bulldozer near the edge of Wolf River in Memphis, TN, to pull another bulldozer out of the water. Two other coworkers were at the top of the bank at the highway. Employee #1 attempted to swim out to the stuck dozer with a cable. He went under, came up once and thrashed about for a few seconds, and then went under again. Employee #1 drowned.

drown, work rules, river, bulldozer, earthmoving equip, mired, water, life jacket, asphyxiated

Accident: 101270619 - Drowns In Oil Pit Of Coil Car

At approximately 8:10 p.m. on April 6, 1999, Employee #1, of Wise Alloy, was found in the oil pit of the 1840 coil car. She apparently fell into the pit with the pit cover and drowned after being submerged in oil.

oil tank, pit, fall, drown, asphyxiated

Accident: 170019574 - Drowns When Pickup Is Pulled Into Harbor

Employee #1 was in a pickup truck on a dock, facing the water. A ship's mooring line that tethered the boat had attached to it a tag line that was tied to the front of the small pickup. This was used by dock workers to help them pull lines from the water to tie them to the dock. Apparently, the ship's winch was set on automatic, causing the lines to reverse. The pickup was pulled into the water and Employee #1 drowned.

longshoring, pickup truck, drown, tag line, winch, automatic machine, water, dock, dock worker

Accident: 706556 - Found Drowned In Wastewater Treatment Tank

At approximately 10:00 p.m. on September 5, 1998, Employee #1's drowned body was recovered from the Upper Potomac River Commission's wastewater treatment plant aerator tank #2. Police photographs show what appear to be foot marks on the safety rail around the tank in the area where it is believed that Employee #1 entered. There did not appear to have been violations of occupational safety and health laws and the guards around the tank were such that an employee could not enter the tank accidentally or unintentionally. After a preliminary investigation of suicide, the police reclassified the death as simply unattended. The coroner found no evidence of foul play on the body and reported that death was due to drowning. Employee #1 was the superintendent of the plant.

drown, tank, waste proc fac, water

Accident: 170185482 - Drowns In Quarry Receiving Pit

Employee #1 and two coworkers were drilling a series of water wells for the US Borax Company at a mine site in Boron, California. The wells were to be used to remove water from the quarry area. The crew had dug a 18 ft by 12 ft 8 ft deep receiving pit, the bottom of which was filled with approximately 3 ft of water. A foam detergent used in the drilling process filled the pit and the surrounding area, hiding its boundaries. On the last hour of his shift, Employee #1 entered the cab of the truck to start the engine. While exiting the truck, he stepped into the foam filled pit and went under; he was not missed for approximately 30 minutes. Coworkers found Employee #1 at the bottom of the pit; he had drowned.

drown, unguarded, pit, work rules

Accident: 14509327 - Drowns After Falling Off Pier

Employee #1 apparently fell into the water while walking along a pier, and drowned. There were no witnesses to the accident.

drown, fall, water, pier, shipyard, asphyxiated

Accident: 14411359 - Drowns After Fall

Employee #1 was dismantling scaffolding in a delayed coker unit when he fell 40 ft within the Cell #2 cooling tower. He landed in 7 ft of water at the base, and drowned.

construction, dismantling, scaffolding, fall, cooling tower, drown, water