Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200880342 - Employee dies of asphyxia from nitrogen inhalation

Accident Summary Nr: 200880342 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 12/30/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107694853	12/31/1998	1741	0	Refractory Maintenance Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was found, unconscious and not breathing, inside the cooling chamber of a brazing oven. He was transported to the hospital, where he died. He had climbed into the chamber to retrieve a cable that was attached to the conveyor belt. A nitrogen gas valve for the oven was found to be cracked open, suggesting that Employee #1 was overcome by the nitrogen-rich environment.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ASPHYXIATED, VAPOR, OVEN, CONSTRUCTION, INHALATION, GAS, NITROGEN, VALVE, CHEMICAL VAPOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	107694853			Fatality	Asphyxia	Laborers, except construction	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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