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Accident Summary Nr: 201922648 - Two employees die of asphyxia in undersea oil rig

Accident Summary Nr: 201922648 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 08/29/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304573926	08/30/2002	3731	336611	Newpark Shipbuilding Pelican Island, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304571144	08/30/2002	3731	0	Platform Marine, Inc.

Abstract: On August 29, 2002, Employees #1 and Employee #2 were opening hatches, dropping in air socks for forced ventilation, and installing strings of lights in the confined spaces of the leg of a submersible oil rig in preparation for ABS certification. They were working in a confined space when they died of asphyxia. Employee #1 and #2 were not using oxygen detecting instruments or the proper respiratory equipment for a location in which oxygen was estimated to be between 8 and 13 percent.

Keywords: AIR LINE RESPIRATOR, ASPHYXIATED, INSTALLING, CONFINED SPACE, AIR MONITORING, SCBA, OIL RIG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304573926			Fatality	Asphyxia	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters
2	304571144			Fatality	Asphyxia	Welders and cutters

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