OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221657711

SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS

JESUP, GA· 2024-04-15T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Chemical, Chemical Exposure, Excavation, Gas, Gas Leak, Hole, Inhalation, Laborer, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of oxygen, Leak, Lung, Natural Gas, Overcome by gas, Pipeline, Repair, Unresponsive
NAICS: 221210
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347415127
Employer profile: SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS
Summary number: 221657711
Report ID: 0418400

Event description

Employee dies from asphyxia when overcome by natural gas

Investigation abstract

At 4:00 p.m. on April 15, 2024, an employee working as a laborer for a power company was repairing residential gas line that had been leaking. The employee was digging a hole to the gas pipe. The homeowner found the employee unresponsive with the upper half of his body in the excavation. The employee had died from asphyxia after being overcome by gas.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Event type
8

Occupation code
889

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