Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170672083 - Employees Feel Ill After Confined Space Entry
Accident: 170672083 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 08/27/1992 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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112358668 | 08/27/1992 | 1623 | Culver Constructions, Inc. | ||||
At approximately 1:40 p.m. on August 27, 1992, Employee #1 entered a 6 ft deep manhole in a sewer installation to clean debris caused by a blasting operation in the area. Employee #1 complained of feeling weak and having a headache. He asked for help. Employee #3 responded, but couldn't hold onto Employee #1, who slumped down and may have hit his head. Employee #3 summoned help and Employee #2 responded. He entered the manhole, and lifted Employee #1 up so that above ground workers could remove him. Employee #2 was also assisted out of the manhole. He became faint and subsequently lost consciousness. Both Employees #1 and #2 were hospitalized and released several days later. | |||||||
Keywords:
unconsciousness, confined space, headache, cleaning, construction, manhole
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 112358668 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters | |||
2 | 112358668 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters | |||
3 | 112358668 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters |