Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 977728 - TWO EMPLOYEES KILLED BY OVEREXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE

Accident Summary Nr: 977728 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 09/16/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107909640	09/18/1989	1781	0	Buckner Well Drilling Service

Abstract: Employee #1 and #2 were cleaning out a hand-dug well preparing a water source for a trailer being moved onto the site. The hand-dug well was approximately 25 ft to 50 ft deep. The employees had apparently used a gas powered pump to clean the water out from the well, causing high levels of carbon monoxide to remain in the well. Employee #2 entered the well and apparently became asphyxiated. Employee #1 went for help and then entered the well himself. Employee #1 was also asphyxiated, and was unable exit from the well. Both employees died.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WELL, PUMP, CARBON MONOXIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107909640			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	107909640			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.