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Accident Summary Nr: 200781276 - Employee dies of asphyxia in confined space

Accident Summary Nr: 200781276 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 02/18/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122185135	02/18/2000	2851	0	Jones-Blair Company

Abstract: A worker entered a 2,000 gallon kettle in the resin plant and was overcome by the hazardous atmosphere and oxygen deficiency inside the confined space. Employee #1 attempted a rescue and was also overcome. A second coworker then entered the tank and had pulled out the first coworker when the local fire department arrived. Employee #1 was rescued, but he had already died of asphyxia. The kettle was a permit-required confined space tank.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, RESPIRATORY, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CONFINED SPACE, PPE, WORK RULES, INHALATION, GAS, CHEMICAL VAPOR, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122185135			Fatality	Asphyxia	Mixing and blending machine operators

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