OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14524060
COMPLETE GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CO.
WORTHINGTON, OH·
Event description
TWO EMPLOYEES DIE IN OXYGEN DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERE
Investigation abstract
AT APPROXIMATELY 3:45 PM ON MARCH 31, 1986, EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 ENTERED A SEWER LINE TO DETERMINE WHERE THE LINE ENDED AFTER CONSTRUCTION WORK WAS TEMPORARILY S TOPPED. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS OXYGEN DEFICIENT. BOTH MEN DIED OF A LACK OF OXYGEN.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 16
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Fatality Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 16
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
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