Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107909640 - Buckner Well Drilling Service

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Chattanooga Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 107909640

Report ID: 0454713

Date Opened: 09/18/1989

Site Address:
Buckner Well Drilling Service
Armstrong Ferry Road
Decatur, TN 37322

Mailing Address:
Route 1, Box 218, Delano, TN 37325

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1781

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/26/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/26/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360286645

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 977728

Event: 09/16/1989

TWO EMPLOYEES KILLED BY OVEREXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE

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

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

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