Survival Suit, Dockside Exam Save Fisherman

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• Personal Author:
  Backus A
• Description:
  On Nov 26, John Sanfilippo was fishing 12 miles southeast of Gloucester when he noticed black smoke coming from the engine room. He opened the engine room door to investigate and was instantly hit in the face by a blast of hot smoke. Nearly simultaneously he heard radio messages from nearby boats alerting him that black smoke from his 47' Giovanna was visible across the water. Sanfilippo quickly realized he had no time to radio for help. He grabbed his survival suite from the pilothouse, ran to the stern, and put it on. Then he tried to go back toward the pilot house, but when he saw that it was engulfed in flames returned to the stern, which was already swamped, and jumped into the 47 degree water. The master of the Angela Rose alerted the Coast Guard to the crisis at 9:17 am. Soon after, the crew of the Carla Maria pulled 60-year-old Sanfilippo from the water. When two Coast Guard boats arrived on scene at 9:41 am, an officer boarded the Carla Maria and evaluated Sanfilippo. He was then safely transported to the shore by the Coast Guard and taken to a Beverly hospital where he was found to have second- and third-degree burns on his face. Fish Safe: Schedule a dockside exam if you haven't had one in the last eight months. Try on your survival suit. Run through the abandon-ship process, at least mentally. Consider buying a personal EPIRB or a GPIRB with GPS capability. Make sure your family and friends know your vessel's whereabouts and markings and how to find your vessel documents. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Disaster Planning Emergencies Environmental Exposure Hunting Mortality Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accidents Emergency Equipment Emergency Preparedness Exposure Levels Fatalities Fishing Fishing Industry Hazards Injuries Injury Prevention Personal Protection Personal Protective Equipment PPE Protective Clothing Protective Measures Risk Factors Safety Culture Safety Education Safety Equipment Safety Measures Safety Practices Safety Programs Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0273-6713
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062118
• Citation:
  Commercial Fish News 2006 Jan; :11B
• Contact Point Address:
  Ann Backus, MS, Director of Outreach, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston MA
• Email:
  abackus@hohp.harvard.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard School of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Commercial Fisheries News
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:34a224171a5b5682e59b8551d8f81aaac404eb5db3c9fb3ee95a84f11a47be240cb8924dd1d779222e29d6dca9cee3a9d144445899f8706d0a06372f16f09c52
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225430/cdc_225430_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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