Accident Report Detail
Accident: 96339.015 - Two Employees Are Killed While Replacing A Pump
Accident: 96339.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 06/13/2017 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1239842.015 | 06/14/2017 | Scoggins Welding & Machine Shop | |||||
At 2:00 p.m. on June 13, 2017, two employees, a father and son team, were replacing a pump. The son was overcome by hydrogen sulfide gas and became unconscious. As the father retrieved his son from the pump lift station, he fell and a suffered blunt force trauma injury. Both father and son died. | |||||||
Keywords:
toxic atmosphere, hydrogen sulfide, head, pump, asphyxiated, struck against, confined space, pumping station
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Sewer/water treatment plant | Alteration or rehabilitation | X | |||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Construction | |
1 | 1239842.015 | 45 | M | Fatality | Asphyxia | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures FatCause: Other |
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2 | 1239842.015 | 20 | M | Fatality | Asphyxia | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures FatCause: Other |