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Accident Summary Nr: 97101.015 - Employee is exposed to liquid nitrogen and suffers multiple

Accident Summary Nr: 97101.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 02/05/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1208280.015	02/06/2017		621991	Xytex Cryo International, Ltd.

Abstract: At 5:30 p.m. on February 5, 2017, an employee was responding to an emergency alarm. As he entered a space that was oxygen deficient, he was knocked unconscious. The employee was recued from the space and was hospitalized, where he received treatment for having been exposed to an oxygen deficient atmosphere, as well as hypothermia and frostbite. His injuries resulted in amputation of an unspecified extremities. The incident investigation revealed that the space contained liquid nitrogen.

Keywords: Amputation, Asphyxiated, Emergency Response, Oxygen Deficiency, Pressure Vessel, Toxic Atmosphere

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1208280.015	65	F	Hospitalized injury		Managers and administrators, n.e.c

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