Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107089.015 - Employee dies when overcome by hydrogen sulfide and methane

Accident Summary Nr: 107089.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 07/05/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1327997.015	07/05/2018		237110	Rkm Utility Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:25 p.m. on July 5, 2018, Employee #1 was installing a sewer line. The employee was overcome by the hydrogen sulfide and methane gas in the trench and died.

Keywords: Hydrogen Sulfide, Methane, Overexposure, Sewer, Trench, Unconsciousness

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Alteration or rehabilitation			0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1327997.015	31	M	Fatality	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:
2	1327997.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:
3	1327997.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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