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Accident: 3405.015 - Employee Collapses In Small Manhole And Later Dies
Accident: 3405.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 07/25/2011 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 96796.015 | 07/28/2011 | Pool Hoppers | |||||
| At 4:00 p.m. on July 25, 2011, a 22 year old Hispanic employee was working inside of a small manhole adjacent to a residential swimming pool. The small manhole contained 2 submersible pumps that pumped water to 2 separate water falls. The employee was in the process of removing one of the submersible pumps when he suddenly slumped forward. He was eventually pulled from the small manhole by a second employee and the homeowner. Early indications were that he may have been electrocuted but that was disproven. He was taken to a hospital where he died 3 days later. The employee was in the process of removing a 240 Volt submersible pump from a small manhole when it appeared that he suffered a seizure. The coroner listed the cause of death as Anoxic Encephalopathy and seizures. | |||||||
Keywords:
confined space, collapse
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| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
| 1 | 96796.015 | 22 | M | Fatality | Other | Water and sewage treatment plant operators | |