Barge/Boat/Dredge/Towbarge/Towboat/Leach Operator

A miner fell into the Tennessee River while attempting to take draft measurements on the barges parameter. EE had to cross from the permanent floating work-barge to the 1st empty barge EE was walking up-river on the barge. EE fell from the barge into the river workers immediately called for the Marshall County Rescue Squad.

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

1. Mine management failed to provide tie off equipment and task train the employees in safe use of a tie-off system that would cover the existing method of staging barges and be able to prevent an individual from falling between shifting barges.

2. Mine management failed to provide adequate illumination in the walkway areas where the staging of barges occurs.

Hallazgos del informe final de investigación de la MSHA, que sustituye la narrativa preliminar anterior.

Actividad al momento del incidente

Barge, Boat, Dredge

Subunidad / ubicación

INDEPENDENT SHOPS OR YARDS

Tipo de accidente

Ahogamiento

Fuente de la lesión

WATER

Naturaleza de la lesión

SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN

Parte del cuerpo afectada

BODY SYSTEMS

Experiencia minera total

4 years

Experiencia en esta mina

4 years

Experiencia en este puesto

4 years

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY