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Accident: 170709174 - One Employee Killed And One Injured By Oxygen Deficiency
Accident: 170709174 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 01/14/1996 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 124730482 | 01/14/1996 | 3339 | Titanium Metals Corp Of America | ||||
| At approximately 12:40 a.m. on January 14, 1996, Employee #1 entered RT-53, a reduction and distillation vessel, to remove the TCC shaft that had become disconnected and had fallen into the vessel. RT 53 contained an argon atmosphere and Employee #1 collapsed after descending into the vessel by riding a hoist to the bottom. At approximately 12:45 a.m., Employee #2 entered the vessel by sliding down the hoist cables. He also collapsed before reaching the bottom of the vessel and fell 4 to 6 ft due to hypoxia. Employee #1 died at the scene. Employee #2 regained consciousness. Suffering minor contusions, Employee #2 was hospitalized overnight and released. | |||||||
Keywords:
oxygen deficiency, unconsciousness, asphyxiated, confined space, work rules, distiller, inhalation, fall, argon
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| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
| 1 | 124730482 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Supervisors, production occupations | |||
| 2 | 124730482 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Miscellaneous plant and system operators | |||