Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200210805 - Employee Asphyxiated By Argon In Confined Space

Accident Summary Nr: 200210805 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 01/19/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303682660	01/19/2001	1799	0	Joint Venture Piping, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was tungsten-inert-gas welding in a confined space at a refinery and suffered Argon asphyxiation. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, WELDER, REFINERY, ARGON

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Refinery		Maintenance or repair		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	13		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303682660			Fatality	Asphyxia	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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