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Case study · MSHA Record #219901710001
Barge/Boat/Dredge/Towbarge/Towboat/Leach Operator fatality
June 13, 1990 at 3:30 PM
Woodlands Plant-03
· Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc
· Montgomery County, TX
Investigator narrative
EMP TAKEN OFF LIFE JACKET ATTEMPTED TO SWIM AFTER BOAT WHICH HAD DRIFTED OFF FROM THE BANK. WITNESS ADVISED THAT HE STOPPED SWIMMING AND WENT UNDER THE WATER ONCE AND CAME BACK UP. EMP THEN W ENT UNDER THE WATER AGAIN AND DID NOT COME BACK UP
Record details
- Classification
- OTHER
- Accident type
- Drowning
- Activity at time
- Other, Nec
- Subunit / location
- DREDGE
- Source of injury
- WATER
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 7 years
- Experience at this mine
- 4 years
- Experience in this job
- 4 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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