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Accident Summary Nr: 109009.015 - Two employees experience oxygen deficient atmosphere in conf

Accident Summary Nr: 109009.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 08/31/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1345345.015	09/10/2018		238910	Seals Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 a.m. on August 31, 2018, Employee #1 entered a new construction manhole to apply mortar seal around a pipe entering and exiting the bottom of the manhole. Employee #1 became unconscious due to low oxygen levels in the confined space. Employee #2 saw Employee #1 laying at the bottom of the manhole and entered to rescue Employee #1 and also became unconscious due to low oxygen levels in the space. Both employees were rescued and taken by ambulance to the hospital and admitted due to exposure to an oxygen deficient atmosphere.

Keywords: Confined Space, Manhole, Oxygen, Oxygen Deficiency, Seal, Unconsciousness

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1345345.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Pipelayer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:
2	1345345.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Pipelayer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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