Accident Report Detail
Accident: 804500 - One Employee Dies, Two Injured While Working In Manhole
Accident: 804500 -- Report ID: 0257210 -- Event Date: 09/01/1992 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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119459741 | 09/09/1992 | 1711 | Insituform De Puerto Rico Inc | ||||
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REPAIRING A PIPELINE SYSTEM WHEN HE ENTERED A MANHOLE WITHOUT PROPER PPE. EMPLOYEE #2 TRIED TO RESCUE EMPLOYEE #1. EMPLOYEE #3 ATTEMPTED TO RESCUE BOTH EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED AND EMPLOYEES #2 AND #3 WERE HOSPITALIZED. | |||||||
Keywords:
confined space, ppe, work rules, construction, toxic fumes, manhole, overexposure
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 119459741 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters | |||
2 | 119459741 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters | |||
3 | 119459741 | Fatality | Other | Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters |