Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169508.015 - Employee dies due to drowning after falling into water pit

Accident Summary Nr: 169508.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 08/21/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1770696.015	08/22/2024		237310	J&R Sand Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:50 p.m. an employee working as a construction laborer for a highway construction contractor went missing from his job and was found in a water pit. The employee died due to drowning after falling into the pit.

Keywords: Drown, Drowning, Engineering Controls, Fall, Laborer, Lack of Engineering Controls, Pit, Walking Surface, Water, Work Surface, Working Alone

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1770696.015	61	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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