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Accident Summary Nr: 170022818 - Employee dies of anoxia after inhaling nitrogen gas

Accident Summary Nr: 170022818 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 03/15/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109882456	03/16/1995	2834	0	Ciba Pharmaceuticals

Abstract: At approximately 12:55 p.m. on March 15, 1995, Employee #1, a chemical operator at Ciba-Geigy in Summit, NJ, was found slumped in the manway of reactor XR30. According to the batch sheet, the employee had been dry charging bromoketone powder into the nitrogen-inerted reactor. The medical examiner determined that the employee died of cerebral anoxia due to inhaling nitrogen gas.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, ASPHYXIATED, REACTOR, VENTILATION, WORK RULES, INHALATION, GAS, NITROGEN, RESPIRATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109882456			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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