Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170758338 - EMPLOYEE WAS ENGULFED BY PERLITE

Accident Summary Nr: 170758338 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 02/15/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127315752	02/18/1997	3443	0	Chemrock Cryogenic Corp

Abstract: An employee was blowing insulation into the annular space of a liquid natural gas tank. He apparently accidentally fell into the space, which was full of perlite. He was engulfed by the perlite and was asphyxiated.

Keywords: ELEC INSULATION, ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, FLOWING MATERIAL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BURIED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	127315752			Fatality	Asphyxia	Insulation Workers

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