Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200074615 - One Employee Is Killed, Two Hospitalized in Manhole Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 200074615 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 01/05/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315248112	01/05/2011	1623	237110	Jade Ramey Construction, Llc.

Abstract: On January 5, 2011, Employee #1 was working on a 36" water line inside a manhole. A valve was opened and released an unknown airborne substance. Employee #1 asphyxiated on the substance, and two other employees were hospitalized.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, IDLH, AIR CONTAMINATION, MANHOLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315248112			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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