Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 31135.015 - Employee Is Killed By Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Accident Summary Nr: 31135.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 08/23/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
608579.015	08/23/2012		325180	Praxair, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 a.m. on August 23, 2012, an employee was transferring compressed carbon monoxide gas from a holding tank to a compressed gas storage tank. This required fitting a large manifold onto the forty valves accessible at the rear end of the truck. A transfer hose is then fitted to the manifold and the compressed carbon monoxide gas is delivered to the truck. The employee was found dead on the loading platform at the rear of the truck overcome by the carbon monoxide fumes when two valves at the rear of the truck leaked.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Carbon Monoxide, Chemical, Inhalation, Poisoning, Toxic Atmosphere

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	608579.015	60	M	Fatality		Operations & systems researchers and analysts

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