OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14400865
CULLUM CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
LEWISVILLE,, TX·
Event description
EMPLOYEE ASPHYXIATED IN MANHOLE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE ASSIGNED THE TASK OF MARKING THE DIRECTION OF FLOW OF E ACH OF THE FEEDER LINES (10 INCH SEWERLINE) AT EACH MANHOLE ON LAKESIDE CIRCLE D RIVE, LEWISVILLE, TEXAS. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 MARKED THE FIRST TWO LINES WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON THE THIRD MANHOLE THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL SEWER LINE TO BE MARKED. THE DIRECTION OF THE ADDITIONAL LINE WAS NOT OBVIOUS, SO EMPLOYEE #1 ENTERED THE MANHOLE TO VISUALLY OBSERVE ITS DIRECTION OF FLOW. EMPLOYEE #1 SUDDENLY CALLED FOR HELP. EMPLOYEE #2 ENTERED THE MANHOLE AND BOTH EMPLOYEES PASSED OUT DUE TO A LACK OF OXYGEN. EMPLOYEES #3, #4 AND #5 ALSO ATTEMPTED RESCUES AND PASSED OUT D UE TO A LACK OF OXYGEN.
Victims (5)
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#1 Fatality Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 63 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 2
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