Accident Report Detail

Accident: 146959.015 - Two Employees Are Killed In Oxygen Deficient Atmosphere

**Accident: 146959.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 06/14/2022**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1601982.015	06/14/2022		Belt Construction, Inc

At 4:15 p.m. on June 14, 2022, two employees entered a 21-inch sewer manhole to conduct vacuum testing, not knowing that it was oxygen deficient. Both employee were overcome and died.

Keywords: asphyxiated, lack of oxygen, lung, manhole, manhole cover, oxygen, oxygen deficiency

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature
1	1601982.015	29	M	Fatality
2	1601982.015	28	M	Fatality

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