Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14422943 - Employee dies of nitrogen asphyxia

Accident Summary Nr: 14422943 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 12/18/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106620800	12/19/1991	1721	0	Bob Eisel Industrial & Commercial Coating, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 hooked the fresh air line of his air supplied respirator into a plant's compressed air lines, then began some abrasive blasting. The plant operators, unaware that their plant air was being used as breathing air, shut down the fresh air compressor for routine, scheduled maintenance and pumped nitrogen into the system to maintain pressure and control the valves in the refinery. The employee was overcome by the nitrogen in the air lines and died of nitrogen asphyxia.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, ASPHYXIATED, CONSTRUCTION, NITROGEN, COMMUNICATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106620800			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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