Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 46266.015 - Employee in knocked unconscious while replacing a hydrant an

Accident Summary Nr: 46266.015 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 06/05/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
911204.015	06/12/2013		221310	New Jersey American Water Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on June 12, 2013, an employee was replacing an old fire hydrant. The employee removed the hydrant when the ball valve and nipple blew off the remaining pipe, knocking the employee into the 4 foot deep trench that quickly filled up with water. The employee drowned when he was submerged for approximately three minutes under the water.

Keywords: Drowning, Struck By, Trench, Unconsciousness, Water Pipe

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	911204.015	52	M	Fatality		Mechanical controls and valve repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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