Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170762207 - Employee suffers asphyxia due to air line error

Accident Summary Nr: 170762207 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 07/16/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119799153	07/19/1996	2084	0	Bronco Winery

Abstract: Employee #1, age 20, inadvertently connected the air hose of the hood he was wearing to a nitrogen line because it was equipped with fittings compatible with his air line. He suffered from oxygen deficiency and asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, VAPOR, INHALATION, NITROGEN, AIR HOSE, CHEMICAL VAPOR, CHEMICAL, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119799153			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Painters, construction and maintenance

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