Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202288940 - Employee Is Stuck in Air Return, Suffocates and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 202288940 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 08/13/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312520752	08/13/2008	1711	238220	A.C.R.S., Llc

Abstract: On August 13, 2008, Employee #1 was preparing to put a concrete plug in an underground concrete air return. The air return was 18-in. wide and 36-in. deep before it made a 90-degree turn, and then traveled several feet under length of house. The employee was working alone, and he entered the air return head first and got stuck. Employee #1 was unable to breath and died before being found by his boss several hours later.

Keywords: AIR RECEIVER, SUFFOCATED, STUCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312520752			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers

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