Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201151594 - Employee enters a confined space and is asphyxiated

Accident Summary Nr: 201151594 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 07/02/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125897140	07/06/1998	4941	0	Lake Hemet Municipal Water District

Abstract: On July 2, 1998, Employee #1 entered the underground vault of domestic well number eight to check the aquifer level without first testing the atmosphere. An oxygen-deficient atmosphere existed and Employee #1 died as a result of asphyxia.

Keywords: OXYGEN, OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, SUFFOCATED, WELL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125897140			Fatality	Asphyxia	Water and sewage treatment plant operators

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