OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #606269
PROFESSIONAL PLUMBING COMPANY
GAINESVILLE, GA·
Event description
EMPLOYEE DIED IN OXYGEN-DEFICIENT SEWER MANHOLE
Investigation abstract
ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1986, A PLUMBING CONTRACTOR AND TWO EMPLOYEES WERE LAYING OUT A NEW SEWER LINE. THE OWNER (EMPLOYEE #1) ENTERED A SEWER MANHOLE TO MEASURE THE STUB-OUT. THE MANHOLE WAS ABOUT 15 FEET DEEP. ATMOSPHERIC TESTS TAKEN AFTER THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVED SHOWED 20% LEL OF COMBUSTIBLE GAS AND 6% OXYGEN IN THE MANH OLE.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 16
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0700
- Task assigned
- 2
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