Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200670701 - Employee dies of burns after fall into manhole

Accident Summary Nr: 200670701 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 04/22/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300492618	05/15/1997	1623	0	Columbus Utilities Of North Carolina

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to drive a pry bar through the epoxy liner of a manhole so that water from the installation process would drain into the invert. He fell through the manhole and landed in approximately 10 in. of hot water at approximately 180 degrees F. Employee #1 suffered burns to his chest, from which he later died.

Keywords: BURN, CHEST, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, MANHOLE, HIGH TEMPERATURE, HOT WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300492618			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Other

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