Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201640042 - Death Due to Hypothermia in a Test Chamber

Accident Summary Nr: 201640042 -- Report ID: 0552623 -- Event Date: 08/15/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125130864	08/15/2000	8734	0	Defiance Testing & Engineering Services Inc

Abstract: Early in the morning of August 15, 2000, an employee was found frozen to death at his workplace. The employee had reportedly entered a nitrogen chamber used to perform tests on automotive components. The chamber was being maintained at temperatures below -35 degrees Farenheit for the purpose of performing the tests. The medical examiner determined the cause of death to be hypothermia; however, the possibility of asphyxia or cardiac arrest due to nitrogen toxicity could not totally be excluded.

Keywords: CARDIOVASC SYSTEM, HEART, ASPHYXIATED, NITROGEN, AUTOMOBILE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125130864			Fatality	Freezing/Frost Bite	Engineering technicians, n.e.c.

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