Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14532352 - Employee killed in oxygen deficient tank inside barge

Accident Summary Nr: 14532352 -- Report ID: 1032100 -- Event Date: 06/01/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107107674	06/01/1990	3731	0	Seward Ship'S Drydock Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was assigned to open hatches and pump water out of a barge that was to be removed from the water. The employee removed a sealed hatch leading to a double-bottom tank and entered the tank before it was tested for oxygen deficiency. Employee #1 died. Tests taken later indicated that the oxygen level was approximately 8 percent. Drug use may have contributed to Employee #1's death by impairing his judgment.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, BARGE, SHIPYARD, CONFINED SPACE, WORK RULES, INTOXICATED, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107107674			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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