Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200052223 - Employees are injured by toxic gas

Accident Summary Nr: 200052223 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 04/21/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306020389	03/31/2004	2048	311119	Naturally Recycled Protein, Llc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on April 21, 2004, Employees #1 and #2, with Naturally Recycled Proteins in Wakefield, NE, were exposed to a toxic gas (likely hydrogen sulfide) when opening a hatch at the bottom of a 30,000-gallon protein digester tank. One employee collapsed outside after leaving the area; the owner was pulled outside by a coworker after collapsing near the exit. Both were hospitalized in Wayne, NE for treatment.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, GAS, TOXIC FUMES, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306020389			Hospitalized injury	Other	Laborers, except construction
2	306020389			Hospitalized injury	Other	Management related occupations, n.e.c.

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