Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201925088 - Employee Dies of Asphyxia in Fall in Sewer

Accident Summary Nr: 201925088 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 02/08/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312921158	02/09/2010	1623	237110	Matula & Matula Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On February 8, 2010, an employee entered a manhole in an abandoned sewer line to remove the cap from a vent line releasing gas fumes. The employee was not wearing any respiratory protection except a bandanna over his nose and mouth when he fell from the ladder, a distance of approximately seven to ten feet. The employee died of asphyxia. The employer did not have any means of rescuing the employee.

Keywords: SEWER, ASPHYXIATED, PPE, GAS, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Other		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312921158			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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