Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201401049 - Employee Killed In Manhole Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 201401049 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/12/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124877879	08/13/1997	1731	0	Post Electric Co

Abstract: Employee #1 was killed in an explosion and fire in a utility manhole.

Keywords: vapor, flammable vapors, fire, construction, explosion, manhole

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	124877879			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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