Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14382345 - CONFINED SPACE ENTRY-OXYGEN DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERE

Accident Summary Nr: 14382345 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 08/09/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100088202	08/12/1985	2023	0	Carnation Company

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF A 8 FOOT BY 20 FOOT 68,000 POUND CAPACITY CORN OIL STORAGE TANK, WHICH PREVIOUSLY HAD CONTAINED CORN OIL COVERED BY A BLANKET OF NITROGEN GAS. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ALONE. HE WAS FOUND INSIDE THE TANK, UNCONSCIOUS, LYING FACE DOWN, BY A COWORKER.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, NITROGEN, CORN OIL, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100088202			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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