Handyman Plumber Asphyxiated in Entry into Water Service Manhole Vault

Madsen, Murray D.; Rautiainen, Risto

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE05IA042

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Handyman Plumber Asphyxiated in Entry into Water Service Manhole Vault

2007/06/19
By Madsen, Murray D. ; Rautiainen, Risto
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Madsen, Murray D. ; Rautiainen, Risto

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Iowa Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Program (Iowa FACE) ; University of Iowa. College of Public Health. Department of Occupational and Environmental Health

Iowa Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Program (Iowa FACE) ; University of Iowa. College of Public Health. Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Less -
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Early in the summer of 2005 a 67-year-old, self-employed handyman died upside down, head first in a water service manhole. His shoulders and head pressed against the sand at the bottom of the manhole pit. He had been called to fix a water leak in an adjacent rental house. The on/off valve for the public water supply to this house was in this pit or vault, 1.7 m (5.5 ft) below the manhole cover. Tools to operate the valve were stored reachable from above ground level inside the manhole vault. He worked alone, his death was not witnessed, and his body was not immediately discovered. First responders found no abnormal oxygen levels, combustibles, or toxic air contaminants in the manhole vault at the time of the rescue. The victim was extricated and transported. It was determined that his death resulted from positional asphyxia. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Identify property and workplace hazards such as confined spaces. 2. Eliminate or reduce confined space hazards and associated risks. 3. Develop and implement a comprehensive and effective confined spaces program. 4. Establish and enforce a contractor safety program.
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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Confined-spaces Injuries Injury-prevention OSHA Region 7 Plumbers Plumbing Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Safety-programs Toxic-gases Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices
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All (0000) ; Confined Space (0004)

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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE05IA042
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Iowa ; OSHA Region 7

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CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-6
NIOSHTIC Number:

20032818
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2008-102535
Citation:

Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 05IA042, 2007 Jun; :1-5
Federal Fiscal Year:

2007
Performing Organization:

Iowa Department of Public Health
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

23 - Construction - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1992/09/30
End Date:

2006/08/31
Resource Number:

FACE-05IA042
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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