Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 88490.015 - Employee falls out of boat and drowns

Accident Summary Nr: 88490.015 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 08/27/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1175902.015	08/31/2016	5551	441222	93816 - Alex Auto - Marine Llc

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on August 27, 2016, Employee #1 was testing a new boat, a 2016 Lund Alaskan 1800 Tiller with a Mercury 75 horse power motor, on a lake. A coworker saw Employee #1 and the boat heading for a landing then lost sight due to the sun. Then the coworker saw the boat again circling around Employee #1 who was in the water and swimming. The coworker called 911 as he continued to observe Employee #1 in the water until he lost sight of him. Employee #1 was later found drowned approximately 300 yards from the landing in 24 foot of water with no life jacket.

Keywords: Boat, Drown, Life Jacket

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1175902.015	29	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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