Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14559553 - Employee killed by exposure to hydrogen sulfide

Accident Summary Nr: 14559553 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 03/07/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107856114	03/08/1989	1389	0	Kissack'S, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107856148	03/08/1989	1311	0	Union Pacific Resources Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was assigned to withdraw two barrels of water from a wastewater recovery unit. He was found slumped over in front of the valve shack. He was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Employee #1 had apparently been disconnecting the hose from the valve, when he was overcome by hydrogen sulfide.

Keywords: INHALATION, TOXIC FUMES, OVEREXPOSURE, VAPOR, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, OIL WELL DRILLING, GAS, CHEMICAL VAPOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107856114			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy
2	107856148					Occupation Not Listed

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