Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96339.015 - Two employees are killed while replacing a pump

Accident Summary Nr: 96339.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 06/13/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1239842.015	06/14/2017		332710	Scoggins Welding & Machine Shop

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on June 13, 2017, two employees, a father and son team, were replacing a pump. The son was overcome by hydrogen sulfide gas and became unconscious. As the father retrieved his son from the pump lift station, he fell and a suffered blunt force trauma injury. Both father and son died.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Confined Space, Head, Hydrogen Sulfide, Pump, Pumping Station, Struck Against, Toxic Atmosphere

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Alteration or rehabilitation					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1239842.015	45	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 22 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:
2	1239842.015	20	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 22 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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