Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 200411049 - Two Employees Asphyxiated in Reactor
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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305948945 | 11/07/2005 | 8999 | 541990 | Matrix Service Industrial Contractors, Inc. |
Abstract: Employees #1 and #2, two boilermakers, were working on top of a reactor which was being overhauled. The reactor was inerted with nitrogen. The employees were removing a roll of tape which had been left in the reactor. It is presumed that Employee #1 either fell or climbed into the reactor and then Employee #2 climbed in to rescue Employee #1. Both employees were killed.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 305948945 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Boilermakers | ||
2 | 305948945 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Boilermakers |