Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14322473 - Employee dies of asphyxia in manhole

Accident Summary Nr: 14322473 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 09/19/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108750860	09/25/1995	1629	0	Elkhorn Excavating

Abstract: Employee #1 was assigned to locate and open, but not enter, the manhole of an abandoned sewage ejector access pit that had been out of service for nine years. He was also told to fill the space with concrete and dirt. When the manhole, which had been buried under 2 ft of dirt, was found, Employee #1 entered the space. He died of asphyxia. It was later determined that the space was oxygen deficient.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, SEWER, ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, INHALATION, SCBA, PIT, MANHOLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108750860			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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