Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 86840.015 - Employee in manhole is asphyxiated by sewer gas
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1162801.015 | 07/13/2016 | 237110 | Garco Industries, Inc. |
Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on July 12, 2016, an employee was working for a firm that engaged in water and sewer line and related structures construction. He and some coworkers were going to be working in an active sewer line. He was walking toward the work area. There was a manhole that provided access to the active sewer line. The manhole had been opened to vent out the area in which the workers were going to be working. Apparently the employee was overcome by fumes and fell from a ladder into the manhole. The preliminary determination was that he was asphyxiated.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Pipeline | Maintenance or repair | $250,000 to $500,000 | 0 | 0 | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 1162801.015 | 50 | M | Fatality | Pipelayer | Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: |