Inspection Detail

Inspection: 15193048 - Western Zirconium

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 15193048

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 05/03/1984

Site Address:
Western Zirconium
900s 10700w
Ogden, UT 84404

Mailing Address:
Po Box 2308, Ogden, UT 84409

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3339

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/14/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/14/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360600316

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14455893

Event: 05/02/1984

Employee suffers oxygen deficiency in chlorination plant

Employee #1 was working below a condenser in a chlorination plant. He was wearing a canister respirator because of the possibility of chlorine or carbon dioxide in the area. As he tried to retrieve a light from inside the condenser, Employee #1 passed out. He was removed from the platform and administered oxygen. He revived, but continued to receive oxygen until he arrived at the hospital. Blood samples showed that Employee #1 had elevated levels of carbon dioxide, but the levels of other gases were normal. Sampling done in the work area did not reveal any concentration of gases that would cause loss of consciousness. The most probable cause for Employee #1 to lose consciousness was oxygen deficiency. This suspicion could not be verified with the blood gas sample, as he had been on 100 percent oxygen for at least 40 minutes before his blood was taken. The unit on which Employee #1 had been working had been out of service for a few days and had been under a nitrogen purge.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ASPHYXIATED, REPAIR, PPE, WORK RULES, INHALATION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15193048			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupational therapists

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