Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119587780 - Howard County Department Of Public Works

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 119587780

Report ID: 0352450

Date Opened: 02/07/1994

Site Address:
Howard County Department Of Public Works
Lawyer'S Hill And Montgomery Roads
Elkridge, MD 21227

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4939

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 07/12/1994

Emphasis: L:9311

Case Closed: 07/28/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360755789

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14479877

Event: 02/07/1994

Employee loses consciousness in manhole

Employee #1, a utility worker, went inside a 21 ft deep manhole to install a sewer house connection and immediately lost consciousness. He was wearing a harness and when he was pulled to safety by stand-by personnel he immediately regained consciousness. Prior to his entry, measurements for the treatment of oxygen, hydrogen sulfide, and percent LEL in the sewer had been taken. The oxygen level was determined to be 20.3 percent. The alarms on the Industrial Scientific HMX 271 hydrogen sulfide, combustible gas, and oxygen monitor did not sound. Subsequent medical evaluation implicated no specific contaminant.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CONFINED SPACE, MANHOLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119587780			Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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