Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 906578 - Employee killed when overcome by liquid nitrogen

Accident Summary Nr: 906578 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 10/19/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113325575	10/25/1995	3061	0	Minnesota Rubber Company, Div. Of Quadion Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 entered a confined space where liquid nitrogen was being used in a cooling process. He was not wearing respiratory protection and was overcome by liquid nitrogen and oxygen deficiency. He died of asphyxiation. Temperature in the space was approximately negative 3 degrees Fahrenheit to negative 5 degrees Fahrenheit and oxygen content was approximately 4.9 percent to 6 percent.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, RESPIRATORY, ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, WORK RULES, NITROGEN, SCBA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113325575			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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