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WATER INDUSTRY NEWS
One dead, three hospitalized after accident at Pa. wastewater facility
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Friday, July 30, 2010

SEWICKLEY, PA. — An employee at the Sewickley Wastewater Treatment Plant died while working in a 30-foot shaft, and three others who tried to rescue him were hospitalized after being overcome by sewer gas, The Associated Press reported.

Yesterday afternoon, Jack Hogan, 31, became faint and fell as he was trying to climb out of a shaft in which he was working.

Three co-workers attempted to rescue him, but were overcome by fumes, which officials believe to be methane, the article stated.

The three workers were rushed to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh and were kept overnight for observation.

Hogan, who was hired in June, leaves behind his wife and eight-week-old daughter.

“The borough family’s taken a real loss,” said Sewickley Borough Manager Kevin Flannery. “It’s a sad day for all of us.”

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