OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221512866

YOUNG'S GENERAL CONTRACTING, INC.

SCOTT, AR— 2022-11-09T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Carbon Monoxide, Confined Space, Engine, Exhaust Fumes, Gas, Gasoline, Loss of consciousness, Lost consciousness, Poisoning, Pump, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive, Ventilation
NAICS: 237990
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346337348
Employer profile: YOUNG'S GENERAL CONTRACTING, INC.
Summary number: 221512866
Report ID: 0627100

Event description

Employee Is Killed By Carbon Monoxide Asphyxiation From Exha

Investigation abstract

At 7:54 p.m. on November 9, 2022, an employee and two coworkers were using gasoline powered two inch dewatering pump to remove standing water from a 54 inch culvert. When the employee did not come out of the culvert in the expected time frame, he was found unconscious and unresponsive inside the culvert. The employee was killed by asphyxiation due to high carbon monoxide concentrations inside the culvert due to the pump's exhaust fumes.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Event type
8

Occupation code
869

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