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Accident Summary Nr: 200780344 - Employee dies of asphyxia from inhalation of argon gas

Accident Summary Nr: 200780344 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 01/18/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116308453	01/18/1997	1711	0	Processing Piping

Abstract: 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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116308453			Fatality	Asphyxia	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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