Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200100162 - Employee Dies Of Asphyxia In Manhole

Accident Summary Nr: 200100162 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 10/16/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301911020	10/16/1997	1711	0	S A Comunale

Abstract: Employee #1 died of asphyxia after entering a manhole (water vault).

Keywords: respiratory, asphyxiated, construction, inhalation, manhole

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301911020			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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