OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221581564

K & D PLUMBING, INC.

ROME, GA— 2023-07-12T00:00:00

Event: Chemical, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Vapor, Clogged, Confined Space, Entry Permit, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Installing, Lack of Work Procedures, Ladder, Manhole, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Permit, Plumbing, Sewage, Undrgrd Installation, Work Surface
NAICS: 238220
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346838048
Employer profile: K & D PLUMBING, INC.
Summary number: 221581564
Report ID: 0418200
Project type: B
Construction end-use: M

Event description

Employee is killed from internal injuries in fall into manho

Investigation abstract

At 2:30 p.m. on July 12, 2023, an employee working as a journeyman plumber on a crew for a plumbing contractor had entered a manhole. The employee needed to unclog a sewage line that he and his crew were installing. The employee stood on the second step down into the manhole and attempted to reach the line opening when he lost his footing. He fell approximately 20 feet to the bottom. The employee sustained internal organ damage and died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
585

Fall distance
20

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