Confined Space Rescue

Our Special Operations Command (SOC) Technical Rescue Group conducted a 2-day confined space rescue program for the Technical Rescue Companies. The second day included two scenarios. One scenario required a vertical entry and the other a horizontal entry.

Vertical Scenario
Workers did not shut off a transformer and subsequently were electrocuted. Worker #1, at the bottom of the shaft, received burns, a broken arm and a broken leg. Worker #2 received massive traumatic injuries and was unconscious.

Horizontal Scenario
A worker was overcome by hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in an old sewer line.