Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 509091 - Employee drowns as mudslide destroys dock construction site

Accident Summary Nr: 509091 -- Report ID: 1032100 -- Event Date: 11/03/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109431676	11/15/1994	8711	0	Peratrovich Nottingham & Drage Inc.

Abstract: A new dock was to be constructed in Skagway, AK, as the old dock was removed. Early in the construction process, an undersea mudslide occurred that took out the construction site. Employee #1 was trapped by falling debris and drawn into the ocean and drowned.

Keywords: DOCK, DROWN, MUD SLIDE, FALLING OBJECT, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109431676			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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