Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170009542 - Employee Asphyxiated After Entering Confined Space

Accident Summary Nr: 170009542 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 08/29/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304663727	08/30/2001	1623	0	Robison Construction Inc

Abstract: On August 29, 2001, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were assisting a survey crew. Employees #1 and #2 were getting measurements from inside of a manhole. The employer did not provide direction necessary for safe entry or prevent unauthorized entry. One employee entered the manhole and passed out. A second employee went in to attempt rescue, passed out and rolled to the opening in which he fell and hit his head, and subsequently died. The first employee was able to get out alive. At the time of the rescue and recovery, the responding fire department measured the oxygen level at 13 percent.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, FALL, MANHOLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304663727			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause: Other
2	304663727			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause: Other

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