Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201760444 - WELDER KILLED IN LARGE PIPE

Accident Summary Nr: 201760444 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 10/17/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122263031	10/18/1995	3443	0	Phoenix Division Of Kodiac Industries, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 had performed welding inside a twenty-four-inch pipe which had been blocked and purged with argon as a shielding gas. Employee #1 entered the pipe to remove the purge block and was overcome by the Argon. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WELDER, WELDING, PIPE, PURGING, ARGON

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122263031			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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