Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200773752 - Employee Passes Out in Tank While Wearing a Respirator

Accident Summary Nr: 200773752 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 10/21/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308254549	10/21/2004	1623	237110	Suffolk Engineering, Inc.

Abstract: On October 21, 2004, Employee #1, wearing a tight fitting respirator, passed out while drilling holes while in a storm water retention tank. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, LUNG, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CONFINED SPACE, PPE, TANK, RESPIRATOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308254549			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Other

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