Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14480552 - Employee dies of asphyxia in tank during welding operation

Accident Summary Nr: 14480552 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 01/15/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1067230	01/15/1985	3443	0	Titanium Industries

Abstract: Employee #1 was inside the end cap of a titanium vessel, performing argon gas shielding (job #21773) for MIG welding being done outside the tank. He was found unconscious inside the tank by his supervisor, who went looking for him when he did not respond to his name being called. Employee #1 was killed. The end cap of the tank is considered a confined space.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CONFINED SPACE, PPE, WORK RULES, INHALATION, WELDING, GAS, TANK, ARGON

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1067230			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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