Father and son die in PRCS; son entered, father attempted rescue (H2S)

At 2:00 p.m. on June 13, 2017, two employees, a father and son team, were replacing a pump. The son was overcome by hydrogen sulfide gas and became unconscious. As the father retrieved his son from the pump lift station, he fell and a suffered blunt force trauma injury. Both father and son died.  OSHA issued numerous citations using their relatively new Confined Spaces in Construction standards.  

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