Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200780344 - Employee Dies Of Asphyxia From Inhalation Of Argon Gas
Accident: 200780344 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 01/18/1997 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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116308453 | 01/18/1997 | 1711 | Processing Piping | ||||
Employee #1 was working at the bottom of a 10 ft deep pit when he passed out. A coworker who went down to rescue him started to feel sick, so he emerged from the pit and called for help. He then reentered the pit with a second coworker, who passed out before Employee #1 could be rescued. The first coworker was again able to escape. Emergency Services arrived and extricated Employee #1 and the second coworker from the pit. Employee #1 died of asphyxia from inhalation of argon gas. | |||||||
Keywords:
unconsciousness, asphyxiated, work rules, construction, inhalation, pit, chemical vapor, overexposure, argon, chemical
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Manufacturing plant | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 10 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 116308453 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Welders and cutters | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit FatCause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor |