Barge/Boat/Dredge/Towbarge/Towboat/Leach Operator, Riverman, Deck Hand fatality

August 14, 2010 at 11:50 AM

Southwestern State Sand · Southwestern State Sand Corp · Tillman County, OK

Investigator narrative

EE was loading boat onto trailer, another EE in pickup started to pull up, wheels started spinning. Other EE went to get loader and chain, when he got back EE told him that boat had floated off trailer, EE was standing beside pickup. The other EE went to shop to get hook to try to retrieve boat, when he returned, EE's boots were by the water and EE was missing.

Record details

Classification: OTHER
Accident type: Drowning
Activity at time: Barge, Boat, Dredge
Subunit / location: DREDGE
Source of injury: WATER
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Total mining experience: 4 years
Experience at this mine: 4 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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