Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 820407 - Employee asphyxiated in trench with nitrogen atmosphere

Accident Summary Nr: 820407 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/24/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109693283	09/24/1994	9999	0	Freeze Systems Of Delaware, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was checking the temperature of a pipe that was being frozen with liquid nitrogen. The employee either fell or went into the trench where the pipe was located. The employee was exposed to a nitrogen-enriched/oxygen-deficient atmosphere and was asphyxiated. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, ASPHYXIATED, WORK RULES, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, INHALATION, TRENCH, NITROGEN, FALL, OVEREXPOSURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109693283			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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