Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200812964 - One Employee Is Killed and Three Injured from Overexposure

Accident Summary Nr: 200812964 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 01/11/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313123366	01/12/2010	1311	211111	Sheridan Production, Llc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313123374	01/12/2010	1799	238990	Big Spring Cat Construction Inc.

Abstract: On January 11, 2009, Employees #1, #2, #3, and #4 were replacing a vent line with a vapor removal line to remove hydrogen sulfide from a tank when they were overcome by the gas fumes. Employee #1 was rendered unconscious and died, while Employees #2, #3, and #4 were taken by air to the nearby regional hospital, where they were hospitalized and treated for asphyxia.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ASPHYXIATED, TOXIC FUMES, TANK, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, GAS

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313123366	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	313123374	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor
3	313123374	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor
4	313123374	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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