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Accident Summary Nr: 168110.015 - Employee is killed when struck by explosion while climbing d

Accident Summary Nr: 168110.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 07/08/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1760606.015	07/09/2024		562998	Southeast Services Of The Treasure Coast, Inc.

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.

Keywords: Back, Climbing, Contusion, Drain Pipe, Explosion, Fracture, Head, Laceration, Ladder, Liver, Lung, Scrape, Skull, Storm, Struck Against, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair				0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1760606.015	24	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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