Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170758718 - Employee Dies Of Asphyxia From Methane In Manhole
Accident: 170758718 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 03/04/1997 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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127317493 | 03/04/1997 | 1794 | Neal Smith Construction Company Inc | ||||
At approximately 11:00 a.m. on March 4, 1997, Employee #1 entered a recently constructed 8 ft deep by 4 ft diameter manhole to retrieve a clod of dirt on the bottom. He was one his way out when he fell back in and lost consciousness. Employee #1 died of asphyxia. He apparently was overcome by high levels of methane gas. | |||||||
Keywords:
unconsciousness, asphyxiated, work rules, construction, inhalation, natural gas, fall, chemical vapor, manhole, overexposure
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Excavation, landfill | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | X | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 127317493 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting FatCause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor |