Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 602771 - Employee dies of lack of oxygen when trapped in furnace

Accident Summary Nr: 602771 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 06/11/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108957911	06/11/1992	3398	0	Pinson Valley Heat Treating Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were closing a furnace lid to heat treat a piece of metal. The coworker was operating the controls; Employee #1 was watching the thermocouple wires to make sure they stayed attached. Employee #1 entered the furnace without the operator's knowledge and while he was inside, the lid on the furnace was the closed and the gas was turned on. Oxygen was depleted and Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FURNACE, OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, CONFINED SPACE, WORK RULES, GAS, COMMUNICATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108957911			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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