Laborer

December 7, 1998 at 9:45 PM

Federal Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Hanson Material Service (General Dynamics Corp)

Contractor on site: UUD

Cook County, IL

Classification OTHER

Type Drowning

Investigator narrative

THE DECEASED AND THREE CO-WORKERS WERE BOARDING A PONTOON TYPE RAFT TO REPAIR A V-BELT GUARD. AS ALL FOUR MEN WERE ON THE RAFT, IT BEGAN TO TIP CAUSING ALL TO FALL INTO THE QUARRY SUMP WATER. THREE EMPLOYEES WERE ABLE TO SWIN TO SAFETY AND THE FOURTH WAS UNABLE AND WAS FOUND IN 25' OF WATER BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DIVERS.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Drowning
Source of injury: WATER
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 4 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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