Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310714357 - Swarthmore College

Inspection Information - Office: Osha Philadelphia Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310714357

Report ID: 0317000

Date Opened: 01/22/2007

Site Address:
Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081

Mailing Address:
Mr. Stuart Hain Associate Vp, 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8221

NAICS: 611310/ Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 03/26/2007

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/08/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102021888

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$4,500	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,925	$0	$2,925
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19040039 A	04/12/2007	04/16/2007	$2,925	$4,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202004891

Event: 01/19/2007

Employee Dies from Asphyxiation Due to Nitrogen

Between 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on January 19, 2007, Employee #1 inserted his upper torso into a cardboard box. He was probably adjusting the placement of plastic tubing of which one end was attached to a wall mounted needle valve that was dispensing nitrogen. The other end was inserted into the box through a cut out opening. He was alone in a room with a self locking door. At approximately 8:30 p.m. a security officer found him in a non-responsive condition. Employee #1 died of asphyxiation due to the displacement of oxygen by nitrogen.

Keywords: OXYGEN, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ASPHYXIATED, VAPOR, CONFINED SPACE, GAS, NITROGEN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310714357			Fatality	Asphyxia	Management related occupations, n.e.c.

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