Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170060917 - Employee killed by asphyxiation in confined space

Accident Summary Nr: 170060917 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 06/11/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125248369	06/12/1995	2281	0	Guilford Mills, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:28 a.m. on June 12, 1995, Employee #1, age 23, was found trapped up to his waist inside a permit-required confined space. He was unconscious with no vital signs. CPR was administered but Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene. The atmosphere within the confined space was suspected to be contaminated with nitrogen because of a bypass valve that was continually putting nitrogen into the confined space at 2 psi. Two hours after the body was removed, an atmospheric measurement of the confined space showed a 6 percent oxygen level.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, RESPIRATORY, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, CPR, WORK RULES, INHALATION, NITROGEN, AIR CONTAMINATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125248369			Fatality	Asphyxia	Miscellaneous textile machine operators

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