Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 70067.015 - Employee is killed after falling due to hydrogen sulfide exp

Accident Summary Nr: 70067.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 01/19/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1019807.015	01/21/2015		811219	Sessco

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 p.m. on January 19, 2015, an employee was responding to an alert from a warning panel about high level of fluid in the tank. The employee worked on the system earlier in the day and was responding to see what was wrong with the system. The employee was working on electrical system in the tank battery, when he came into contact with hydrogen sulfide gas causing him to fall on a nearby pipe which fractured his skull. The employee was found dead in the battery tank.

Keywords: Accidental Discharge, Chemical, Electrician, Fall, Fracture, Gas, Hydrogen Sulfide, Inhalation, Pipe, Skull

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1019807.015	36	M	Fatality		Electrical and electronic engineers

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