Friday, September 3, 2010 at 11:33AM Thank you to everyone who participated, sponsored, volunteered and supported the First Annual MICCS Foundation Golf Outing. It was a HUGE success! Pictures and results will be posted very soon!
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Friday, May 28, 2010 at 8:39AM Another example of why it is so important to plan your work—especially when dealing with confined spaces. Please verify confined space training, make sure calibrated gas detection equipment is available, and have a rescue plan in place prior to allowing employees into a confined space - Read story below.
MUNCIE -- At least one person died Wednesday night after being overcome by fumes in a well pit outside an East Centennial Avenue home.
In all, four men, including two Liberty Township firefighters, were rendered unconscious by the fumes.
The four victims -- a plumber, a young man who came to the plumber's aid, and firefighters Rick Compton Sr. and Brian Buck were raced from the scene by ambulance to Ball Memorial Hospital about 8:30 p.m.
Delaware County Coroner James Clevenger Jr., who was en route to the hospital about 10:15 p.m., confirmed that at least one of the men had died.
According to Liberty Township Fire Chief Brent Devine, the plumber was working in the 10-foot-deep well pit outside a home at 5009 E. Centennial Ave. when he apparently was overcome by fumes from muriatic acid, sometimes used in plumbing repair work.
He entered the well around 4:30 p.m., though it is unknown when he passed out.
The well was dry and about four feet across, Devine said.
Realizing that the plumber had not been heard from in a while, the young man then entered the well and passed out.
"Those vapors, it takes away the air," Devine said. "You cannot breathe in that atmosphere."
The identity of the plumber and the young man and their relationship to each other was not immediately available Wednesday.
Someone then called 911 and firefighters Compton and Buck responded in their personal vehicles and street clothes, entering the well unaware of the dangerous fumes below.
All four men were unconscious when Liberty Township fire trucks arrived on scene with rescue gear.
Liberty Township firefighter Miles Waters entered the well with his breathing gear but still suffered lung and throat irritation.
He said none of the four men were breathing as he attached harnesses to them for a rope rescue.
"They were all on top of each other," Waters said.
Condition reports on the survivors of the accident were not available late Wednesday.
Devine told The Star Press that he had heard Compton might have achieved some level of consciousness before leaving the scene, perhaps even speaking, and that Buck had begun breathing on his own.
Compton is a 30-year veteran of the department, and has previously served as chief.
Buck has been with the department for eight years, Devine said.
The accident happened behind a large, white two-story home east of Country Club Road
Contact news reporter Nick Werner at 213-5832.
