Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14319578 - Employee asphyxiates after falling into gas extraction well

Accident Summary Nr: 14319578 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 03/17/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102704301	03/18/1992	8711	0	Sec Donohue Engineering Company, Incorporated
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102598158	03/18/1992	1381	0	Kelletts Well Boring, Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 was monitoring a well drilling operation. When the well was completed, Employee #1 walked toward another employee. When he turned and walked backward, he tripped and fell into the well, which was 63 feet deep and 3 feet in diameter. He died of asphyxiation due to exposure to methane gas.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, ASPHYXIATED, WELL, TRIPPED, GAS WELL DRILLING, OVEREXPOSURE, INATTENTION, NATURAL GAS, GAS, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102704301			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported
2	102598158					Occupation Not Listed

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