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Accident: 96757.015 - Employee Is Asphyxiated Inside Manhole And Is Killed
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1243748.015 | 01/16/2017 | Douglas N. Higgins Inc; Mckenna Contracting Llc; Dba D.N. Higgins |
At 8:30 a.m. on January 16, 2017, an employee was descending a ladder into a man hole to repair a leaking pipe. The employee was overcome by gasses inside the m anhole and was asphyxiated by hydrogen sulfide and methane gas.
Keywords:
asphyxiated, confined space, hydrogen sulfide, manhole, methane
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other heavy construction | Alteration or rehabilitation | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 0 | 0 | X | ||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1243748.015 | 34 | M | Fatality | Pipelayer | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause: |
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| 2 | 1243748.015 | 24 | M | Fatality | Pipelayer | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause: |
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| 3 | 1243748.015 | 49 | M | Fatality | Pipelayer | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause: |