Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 149416.015 - Employee suffers seizure and drowns

Accident Summary Nr: 149416.015 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 05/25/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1619881.015	08/31/2022		238220	Downhill Plumbing Company Llc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on May 25, 2022, an employee and his supervisor were onsite to make repairs to a hot water line for an outdoor shower and to install a propane line from the front of the residence to the rear deck area. The employee assisted in the installation of the propane line and then began the repairs on the shower piping from a floating dock in the lagoon when he experienced a seizure. The employee fell into the water and drowned.

Keywords: Dock, Drown, Drowning, Fall, Installing, Plumbing, Repair, Seizure, Water, Water Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1619881.015	37	M	Fatality		Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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