Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202344644 - Employee Dies after Being Submerged in Sewage Water

Accident Summary Nr: 202344644 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 07/12/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307894824	07/14/2004	7699	562991	Dale Lancaster,Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a helper entered a lift station to unclog the system. Employee #1 called out to the helper that he was having trouble breathing and needed help exiting the lift station. The helper inserted the ladder into the lift station and attempted to help Employee #1 climb up but could not hold on to him because his hand was slippery. Employee #1 slumped into the bottom of the lift station and his mouth and nose wer partially submerged in the water. He was transported by emergency services to the hospital where he died of respiratory failure resulting from sewage water in his lungs.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, LUNG, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ASPHYXIATED, SEWAGE, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307894824			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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