Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106437.015 - Employee enters oxygen deficient manhole and is asphyxiated

Accident Summary Nr: 106437.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 06/01/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1320667.015	06/01/2018		237110	Southwest Utility Systems Inc.

Abstract: At 12:20 p.m. on June 1, 2018, an employee was testing a sewer pipe line for leaks. During testing, the employee entered an oxygen deficient manhole and was asphyxiated.

Keywords: Confined Space, Manhole, Oxygen Deficiency, Sewer

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1320667.015	53	M	Fatality		Pipelayer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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