Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 1001502 - 2 EMPLOYEES KILLED WHEN EXPOSED TO HYDROGEN SULFIDE

Accident Summary Nr: 1001502 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 02/12/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104213012	02/17/1988	4952	0	City Of Inwood

Abstract: AT ABOUT 5:30 PM ON FEBRUARY 12, 1988, TWO EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF INWOOD WERE FOUND, DEAD, BY THE CITY MAYOR, IN AN EFFLUENT MANHOLE BETWEEN THE TWO CITY LAGOONS. THE EMPLOYEES HAD APPARENTLY BEEN OVERCOME BY HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS AFTER ENTERING THE MANHOLE. NO CONFINED SPACE PROGRAM WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE CITY. NO AIR MONITORING EQUIPMENT WAS AVAILABLE. NO VENTILATION EQUIPMENT WAS ON HAND.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, ASPHYXIATED, VENTILATION, CONFINED SPACE, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, WORK RULES, INHALATION, TOXIC FUMES, MANHOLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104213012			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	104213012			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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