Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14486161 - Employee dies of asphyxia in shipboard confined space

Accident Summary Nr: 14486161 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 03/05/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100182641	03/06/1986	3731	0	Stevens Technical Services Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were assigned to prepare the auxiliary diesel fire pump in a ship's sixth level chambers for inspection. The 15-ft by 16-ft by 15-ft chamber contained only the pump, the drive, and a fire suppression system consisting of three carbon dioxide cylinders. The only exit from this chamber was a steel ladder through a 30-in. by 30-in. vertical shaft. The carbon dioxide cylinders had been accidentally discharged in the chamber, effectively removing all oxygen from the atmosphere. Upon entering the area, Employee #1 was overcome; he died of asphyxia. The coworker escaped without injury.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, PPE, WORK RULES, INHALATION, SHIP, CARBON DIOXIDE, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100182641			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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