OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221655418

JOHN WILLIAMS

ATLANTA, GA· 2024-04-01T00:00:00

Event: Construction, Drown, Drowning, Excavation, Flying Object, High Pressure, High Pressure Pipe, Inexperience, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Work Procedures, Lack of oxygen, Lung, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Open Valve, Removal, Removing, Trapped, Water, Water Pipe
NAICS: 237110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347394835
Employer profile: JOHN WILLIAMS
Summary number: 221655418
Report ID: 0418200
Project type: E
Construction end-use: I

Event description

Employee dies due to drowning when water fills excavation

Investigation abstract

An employee working as a construction laborer for a water and sewer line construction contractor was part of a crew assigned to remove a fire hydrant from an open water main valve. The employee was loosening the nuts that secure the connection between the hydrant and the water main isolation valve when water under high pressure suddenly discharged from the line and rapidly filled the excavation. The employee was trapped and died due to drowning. drowning.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 52 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
7010

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