Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14465777 - Two die of asphyxia from carbon monoxide and methane

Accident Summary Nr: 14465777 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 02/12/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100736578	02/17/1987	1622	0	J. F. Barton Contracting Company

Abstract: Employee #1 entered a pipe to retrieve a gasoline-powered water pump. The end of the pipe had been sealed off following a concrete pour. Employee #1 reached the pump, which was approximately 300 feet inside the pipe, before he was overcome by methane and carbon monoxide. He died of asphyxia. Employee #2 tried to rescue his coworker but only made it 150 feet into the pipe before he was overcome and died of asphyxia. The pump had been running intermittently all day and the sealed pipe functioned like a confined space.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, VENTILATION, CONFINED SPACE, PPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, INHALATION, NATURAL GAS, CARBON MONOXIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100736578			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	100736578			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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