Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14555528 - Employee dies of asphyxia in oxygen deficient ship tank

Accident Summary Nr: 14555528 -- Report ID: 0931400 -- Event Date: 02/07/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100007624	02/19/1986	3731	0	Arcwel Corporation
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2329720	02/11/1986	3731	0	Universal Cleaning Service, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a member of a tank cleaning crew, was entering ship spaces aboard the USS Kitty Hawk without first measuring the oxygen content. He was in spaces 4-149-3V and 8-149-9V when he lost consciousness and fell approximately 40 feet to the bottom of space 8-149-9V. Employee #1 died of asphyxia. The oxygen content of space 8-149-9V was 7 percent, as measured with Draeger tubes. The oxygen content of space 4-149-3V was 15 percent, as measured with a MSA Miniguard II Oxy-Comb meter. Employee #1 had not been provided with any training or personal protective equipment. His employer did not have an adequate training program, respirator program, confined space procedures, or other related employee safety programs.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, PPE, WORK RULES, INHALATION, SHIP, FALL, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100007624					Occupation Not Listed
2	2329720			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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