OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14465777
J. F. BARTON CONTRACTING COMPANY
SPRING, TX·
Event description
Two die of asphyxia from carbon monoxide and methane
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 entered a pipe to retrieve a gasoline-powered water pump. The end of the pipe had been sealed off following a concrete pour. Employee #1 reached the pump, which was approximately 300 feet inside the pipe, before he was overcome by methane and carbon monoxide. He died of asphyxia. Employee #2 tried to rescue his coworker but only made it 150 feet into the pipe before he was overcome and died of asphyxia. The pump had been running intermittently all day and the seal ed pipe functioned like a confined space.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 7
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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