Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 43504.015 - One employee killed; One hospitalized while cleaning a sewer

Accident Summary Nr: 43504.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 04/11/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
900691.015	04/12/2013		237110	Lanzo Lining Services, Inc.- Florida

Abstract: At 6:45 p.m. on April 11, 2013, an employee was cleaning the inside of an 8 foot diameter hydrogen sulfide sewer pipe using a high powered jet nozzle. He was working 125 feet inside the horizontal pipe without gas detection equipment. As the employee was cleaning the pipe with the high powered jet nozzle, the employee collapsed. A co-worker went to help him up and also collapsed. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 was hospitalized and survived.

Keywords: Cleaning, Collapse, Confined Space, Hydrogen Sulfide, Pipe

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	900691.015	33	M	Fatality

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