Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14267694 - Employees suffer smoke inhalation in shaft fire

Accident Summary Nr: 14267694 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 06/15/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109134379	06/15/1994	1622	0	S.A. Healy/Modern Continental
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109134387	06/15/1994	1731	0	K.C. Electric Company, Incorporated
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109134379	06/15/1994	1622	0	S.A. Healy/Modern Continental

Abstract: The tunnel connecting Deer Island, Boston, MA, to Nut Island, Quincy, MA, is 4 1/2 miles long. The work site was at the Deer Island shaft, a 350 ft deep by 14 ft in diameter shaft tunnel. TBM is at 17,000 feet. A fire started in the vertical conveyor, forcing all workers to leave both shaft areas and head to the exit by way of a vent shaft on Long Island, Boston. A total of 42 workers were rescued by crane and man cage from the 290 foot deep vent shaft. This took about 2 1/2 hours because the man cage could only hold two workers per trip. Employees #1 through #25 were sent to the hospital for smoke inhalation. They were all treated and released.

Keywords: TUNNEL, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, CONVEYOR, SMOKE INHALATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
3	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
4	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
5	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
6	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
7	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
8	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
9	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
10	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
11	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
12	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
13	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
14	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
15	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
16	109134387	Hospitalized injury	Other	Electricians
17	109134387	Hospitalized injury	Other	Electricians
18	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
19	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Supervisors, n.e.c.
20	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.
21	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
22	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
23	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
24	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
25	109134379	Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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