Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14238059 - Employee overcome by fumes while working in trench

Accident Summary Nr: 14238059 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 05/02/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111177754	05/02/1990	1629	0	Gerhardt & Berry Construction

Abstract: Employees were using a trackhoe with a bucket approximately 3 ft wide to dig a trench approximately 6 1/2 ft deep across the end of a piece of property and adjacent to a self serve service station. The employees were going to lay sewer pipe. Employee #1 was using a shovel to smooth out the gravel at the bottom of the trench to make grade when he was overcome by fumes and passed out. According to Employee #1, the area smelled like either gasoline or diesel fuel.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, TOXIC FUMES, GASOLINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111177754			Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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