Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1278946.015 - Environmental & Infrastructure Group

Inspection Information - Office: Harrisburg Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1278946.015

Report ID: 0316700

Date Opened: 11/17/2017

Site Address:
Environmental & Infrastructure Group
1 Armorcast Road
Birdsboro, PA 19508

Mailing Address:
204 Mill Street, Suite 102, Bristol, PA 19007

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 01/16/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/08/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1286806	Yes	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 100965.015

Event: 11/16/2017

Employee at excavation is sickened by inhalation of chemical

At 1:51 p.m. on November 16, 2017, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by an excavation and demolition company, were engaged in excavation work at a multiemployer construction project for a commercial building. They were digging soil with a backhoe when they struck a buried cylinder whose contents, at the time of this report, were unknown. Employee #1 inhaled and was sickened by this unknown substance. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated.

Keywords: Backhoe, Chemical, Chemical Vapor, Construction, Cylinder, Excavation, Inhalation, Respiratory, Struck Against

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1278946.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Operating engineers

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