Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170367.015 - Employee falls into wastewater tank hole and drowns

Accident Summary Nr: 170367.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 09/23/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1777140.015	09/23/2024		237110	Sustanite Support Services, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 8:05 a.m. on September 23, 2024, an employee was guiding a hose and pump into a wastewater tank. While performing this task, the employee lost his grip and fell backward into a 4-foot by 8-foot hole on top of the wastewater "head works," created by the removal of two sections of grating. The employee drowned as a result of the fall into the wastewater.

Keywords: Drown, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Hazardous Waste, Hose, Pump, Tank, Toxic Waste, Waste Disposal, Wastewater

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition				10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1777140.015	26	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 6 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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