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Accident Summary Nr: 200263184 - Employee Is Overcome by Nitrogen Gas and Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200263184 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 04/05/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123448201	04/05/2007	3312	331111	Nucor Steel

Abstract: On April 5, 2007, a Melt Shop Mechanical Maintenance employee was working alone replacing three filters in the baghouse on top of the Asbury for the Furnace Number 1. The employee had not made radio contact for several hours so the Supervisor went to the area where he was working. The employee was found in the top of the baghouse crouched over in a nitrogen rich atmosphere. The employee was pronounced dead at the scene and was estimated to have been dead for about 2 hours.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, ASPHYXIATED, INHALATION, GAS, NITROGEN, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123448201			Fatality	Asphyxia	Machinery maintenance occupations

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