OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #825786
BALTIMORE COUNTY DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS
BALTIMORE, MD·
Event description
Employee's throat irritated after inhaling sewer gas
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and a coworker were 17 ft below the first level of a sewer pumping s tation, placing new limit switches in drywall approximately 8 ft above where the y were standing. They were using Extox Neotionics meters and tested the atmosphe re for oxygen and hydrogen sulfide. After working in the area for 4 to 5 hours, both Employee #1 and the coworker mentioned throat irritation and unusual smells . Mechanical ventilation was in operation. Only one of the two employees was lis ted on an injury line on the original form.)
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 523
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1480
- Task assigned
- 1
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