OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14461149

OXYGEN DEFICIENCY,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,ASPHYXIATED,PPE,WORK RULES,FALL,RESPIRATOR

1985-02-28T00:00:00

Event: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,ASPHYXIATED,PPE,WORK RULES,FALL,RESPIRATOR
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14461149
Report ID: 257250

Event description

Employee killed in fall after asphyxiation

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, an engineer, was descending into a 30 ft deep manhole when he lost consciousness and fell to the bottom. He was killed. Subsequent tests showed onl y 5 percent oxygen at the bottom of the manhole. Employee #1 was not using a res piratory device.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
12

Source
43

Occupation code
59

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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