Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 829234 - Employee dies after inhaling nitrogen

Accident Summary Nr: 829234 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 05/15/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115050346	05/18/1992	2873	0	Arcadian Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 and two coworkers were cleaning filters in a hydrogen purifying tank. Employee #1 used a self-propelled personal lift to access the tank's upper external portion. While on the lift, he inserted his upper body into the tank. During the cleaning operation, the tank was partly purged with nitrogen to remove dust particles from inside the tank's upper portion. During that time, the coworkers noted that the employee was not responding. Using a crane to access the tank's external upper level, the coworkers found Employee #1 unconscious. He later died of oxygen deficiency.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CLEANING, INHALATION, NITROGEN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115050346			Fatality	Asphyxia	Miscellaneous plant and system operators

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