Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 170022818 - Employee dies of anoxia after inhaling nitrogen gas
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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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.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 109882456 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported |