Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 686261 - Employee killed when exposed to excessive nitrogen

Accident Summary Nr: 686261 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 06/13/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107872954	06/14/1991	1311	0	Chevron Usa Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on June 13, 1991, Employee #1 entered a 6 ft metal meter shed to calibrate a nitrogen flow recorder. The recorder is used to monitor the amount of nitrogen being injected into a gas well in order to enhance the recovery of gas and oil from underground formations. He was calibrating the flow recorder when, for some reason, a piece of stainless steel tubing came loose at a swage fitting, allowing nitrogen to rapidly enter the meter shed at approximately 4,800 psi. Employee #1 was quickly overcome in the nitrogen rich atmosphere and was killed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, NITROGEN, AIR CONTAMINATION, GAS WELL DRILLING, OVEREXPOSURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107872954			Fatality	Asphyxia	Adjusters and calibrators

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