OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14458905
CONFINED SPACE,MANHOLE,RAILROAD
Event description
COMPLAINT UNRELATED TO ANY INJURY
Investigation abstract
THE COMPLAINT WAS MADE IN REFERENCE TO ROUTINE AND EMERGENCY ENTRY INTO MANHOLES ALONG THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE RAILROAD SYSTEM. THE MANHOLES ARE 6 FEET LONG, 3. 5 FEET WIDE AND 20 FEET DEEP. THEY ARE ACCESSED THROUGH A 30 INCH DIAMETER COLLA R. THE VAULTS ARE UNVENTED AND CONTAIN COMMUNICATIONS AND SIGNAL EQUIPMENT, AW W ELL AS ENERGIZED 12 AND 6.8 KILOVOLT FEEDER LINES FOR THE ELECTRIC TRACTION SYST EM. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ONE MANHOLE ENTRY WAS MADE WITHOUT APPROPRIA TE INITIAL ATMOSPHERE TESTING AND PURGING. AVAILABLE RESCUE EQUIPMENT WAS NOT AD EQUATE EITHER. TRAINING RELATED TO THE HAZARDS OF CONFINED SPACE ENTRY AND RESCU E WAS ALSO MARGINAL.
Victim
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
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- Part of body
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- Event type
- 0
- Source
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- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
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