Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 148226.015 - Employee dies from overexposure to Nitrogen gas

Accident Summary Nr: 148226.015 -- Report ID: 0355125 -- Event Date: 05/19/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1596902.015	05/19/2022		334511	Northrop Grumman Corporation

Abstract: At 8:38 a.m. on May 19, 2022, an employee purged the Nitrogen lines of the battery freezers in a lab room and the freezers filled up with Nitrogen gas. The victim closed himself into one of the freezers, where he eventually died from the overexposure to Nitrogen gas and lack of oxygen.

Keywords: Freezer Compartment, Lack of oxygen, Nitrogen, Overexposure

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1596902.015	47	M	Fatality		Electrical and electronic engineers

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