# Drownings at Wepfer Marine, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023098664` · 9/19/2023 · MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Drownings
## Cause
- **Event:** Capsized or sinking water vehicle
- **Source:** Cranes-floating, barge mounted
## Employer
- **Name:** Wepfer Marine, Inc.
- **Location:** 2821 Channel Avenue, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, 38113
- **NAICS:** 488310
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was operating a barge-mounted crane to move a counterweight from one barge to another. The crane tipped over as the boom arm swung the weight. The safety line attached to another free-floating barge snapped, allowing the barge with the crane to flip over into the water. The employee was rescued from the water and resuscitated. The employee was hospitalized.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*