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Accident Summary Nr: 96757.015 - Employee is asphyxiated inside manhole and is killed
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1243748.015 | 01/16/2017 | 237110 | Douglas N. Higgins Inc; Mckenna Contracting Llc; Dba D.N. Higgins |
Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on January 16, 2017, an employee was descending a ladder into a manhole to repair a leaking pipe. The employee was overcome by gasses inside the manhole and was asphyxiated by hydrogen sulfide and methane gas.
Keywords:
Asphyxiated, Confined Space, Hydrogen Sulfide, Manhole, Methane
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other heavy construction | Alteration or rehabilitation | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 0 | 0 | X | ||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1243748.015 | 34 | M | Fatality | Pipelayer | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: |
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| 2 | 1243748.015 | 24 | M | Fatality | Pipelayer | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: |
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| 3 | 1243748.015 | 49 | M | Fatality | Pipelayer | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: |