Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14296404 - Employee rescued after becoming stuck in bottom of well

Accident Summary Nr: 14296404 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 11/15/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104388798	11/15/1988	1781	0	James Turner

Abstract: Employee #1 was lowered into the bottom of a 36 ft deep by 3 ft wide well to clean the muck from the bottom. He had been sending up buckets of muck for about an hour when the suction became too much for him to overcome and he became stuck in the knee-deep water. By the time Employee #1 was rescued 6 or 7 hours later, the water level had reached chest height.

Keywords: STUCK, CLEANING, WELL, CONSTRUCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104388798			Hospitalized injury	Other	Laborers, except construction

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