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Accident: 200741650 - Employee Dies After Being Asphyxiated In Storm Drain Manhole

**Accident: 200741650 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 07/14/2004**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
307534396	07/14/2004	1629	Joy Developers Inc.

On July 14, 2004, Employee #1 entered a 12-foot deep concrete storm drain manhole to retrieve a plastic bucket that was obstructing an outflow pipe. The employee lost consciousness moments after entry. Further investigation revealed that no confined space entry procedures were utilized and the area contained less than 13.7 percent oxygen. Employee #1 died on August 14, 2004.

Keywords: oxygen deficiency, unconsciousness, asphyxiated, confined space, work rules, manhole

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	307534396			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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