Accident Report Detail
Accident: 117794.015 - Employee In Underground Vault Dies From Asphyxiation
Accident: 117794.015 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 07/08/2019 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1414056.015 | 07/09/2019 | Tyson Utilities Construction, Inc. | |||||
At 2:23 p.m. on July 8, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a utilities construction company, was working in an underground vault. He was checking a water main valve when he lost consciousness and collapsed. Employee #1 died from asphyxiation due to lack of oxygen within the vault. | |||||||
Keywords:
oxygen, water pipe, construction, valve, oxygen deficiency, pipeline, unconsciousness, asphyxiated
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Pipeline | Other | X | |||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1414056.015 | 61 | M | Fatality | Asphyxia | Construction laborers |