Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 91084.015 - Employee is asphyxiated in sludge well grease and water sepa

Accident Summary Nr: 91084.015 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 07/13/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1195061.015	07/13/2016		221320	Village Of Ruidoso - Waste Water Treatment Plant

Abstract: At 7:45 a.m. on July 13, 2016, an employee was working at a municipal waste water treatment plant. He was starting his shift. At that time, coworkers noticed that foam was overflowing though the grates of the return-activated sludge well (RAS well). This well is part of a grease and water separator. The overflowing sludge lifted grating out of its place. The workers attempted to reposition that grating. The employee either stepped on an unsecure grate and fell into the RAS well, or he fell through unstable grating and was sucked into the RAS well. He was asphyxiated.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Drown, Fall, Floor Opening, Grating, Unguarded Fl Opening, Unsecured Panel, Walking Surface, Waste Proc Fac, Water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1195061.015	54	M	Fatality

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