Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124842410 - Employee drowns when caught in coffer dam

Accident Summary Nr: 124842410 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 02/27/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124842410	02/27/1997	1629	0	Divtec Corp

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

Keywords: CAUGHT BY, COFFER DAM, CONSTRUCTION, DROWN, DIVER, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	124842410			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Drown, non-lethal fall

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