OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221681109

SOUTHEAST SERVICES OF THE TREASURE COAST, INC.

PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL· 2024-07-08T00:00:00

Event: Back, Climbing, Contusion, Drain Pipe, Explosion, Fracture, Head, Laceration, Ladder, Liver, Lung, Scrape, Skull, Storm, Struck Against, Struck By
NAICS: 562998
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347606063
Employer profile: SOUTHEAST SERVICES OF THE TREASURE COAST, INC.
Summary number: 221681109
Report ID: 0418800
Project type: C
Construction end-use: I

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by explosion while climbing d

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on July 8, 2024, Employee #1 was climbing down a ladder into a street storm drain when an air bag/plug inside the drainpipe exploded. The explosion propelled the employee out of the storm drain and onto the street. The employee sustained multiple skull fractures, contusions, bruises, and scrapes to the extremities, back, and lungs. Additional injuries included a laceration to the top of the head and a lacerated liver. The injuries were caused by the pressure from the exploding air bag/plug. Emergency services responded, but the employee died at the site.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Event type
1

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