Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 89759.015 - Employee drowns in water filled hole

Accident Summary Nr: 89759.015 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 08/22/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1171815.015	08/23/2016		221210	Questar Gas Company

Abstract: At approximately 4:15 p.m. on August 22, 2016, Employee #1 was using a sand spade digging a hole to hand trace a trace wire. The trace wire is used to magnetically trace a pipeline. Employee #1 was found lying on the ground on his stomach with his upper body in the hole which was 47 inches deep and filled with water. He slipped into the hole head first and was unable to push himself out. Employee #1 drowned.

Keywords: Access/Egress, Asphyxiated, Caught In, Drown, Excavation, Suffocated

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1171815.015	40	M	Fatality		Installers And Repairers

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