Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 970525 - Employee killed when asphyxiated in oil storage tank

Accident Summary Nr: 970525 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 01/23/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105629521	01/24/1990	1389	0	Wright'S Roustabout Service Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 removed the cover from an oil storage tank and entered. The tank had not been checked or ventilated before he entered it. Employee #1 was found by fellow employees lying face down in the bottom of the tank and was not breathing. He died.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, ASPHYXIATED, VENTILATION, CONFINED SPACE, PPE, WORK RULES, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, STORAGE TANK, OIL WELL SERVICING, TOXIC FUMES

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105629521			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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