Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201570496 - Employee asphyxiated in utility vault

Accident Summary Nr: 201570496 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 09/08/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302768387	09/10/1999	1711	0	Connaway & Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a plumber, entered a one month old utility vault containing water lines and lost consciousness. He was later found and pulled from the vault by other coworkers on the site. Employee #1 never regained consciousness and died. The vault was 9-ft-deep and had 18 in. of standing water. Oxygen levels were checked the following day and were found to be 14.6 percent.

Keywords: OXYGEN, OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302768387			Fatality	Asphyxia	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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