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Inspection Information - Office: South Carolina Priv | ||||
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| Nr: 105474928 | Report ID: 0454510 | Open Date: 03/30/1988 | ||
| Fire Department, City Of Georgetown | ||||
| 1405 Prince St. Georgetown, SC 29440 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 9224/Fire Protection | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Unprog Rel | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | LocalGovt | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 04/19/1988 | |
| Planning Guide: | Health-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 05/09/1988 | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 674192 | Event: 03/21/1988 | Employee Asphyxiated In Confined Space Filled With Argon | ||||
| ON MARCH 21, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 APPARENTLY ATTEMPTED TO ASCERTAIN THE CAUSE OF AN EXCESS ARGON USAGE THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. IN DOING SO HE ENTERED, ALONE, A LADLE TURRET WHICH OFTEN CONTAINS ARGON GAS. THE TURRET IS 15 FEET IN DIAMETER AND HAS 2 DOORS ON THE BOTTOM SECTION AND ONE DOOR IN THE UPPER LADLE HOLDER. THE CEILING IS 8 FEET HIGH. A CONTRACTOR ON SITE REMEMBERED SOMEONE WEARING A WHITE HARD HAT AND COVERALLS ENTERING THE BOTTOM TURRET BETWEEN 8:30 AND 9 AM. NO ONE NOTICED EMPLOYEE #1 THE REST OF THE DAY. AT ABOUT 12:30 AM EMPLOYEE #1'S WIFE CALLED THE PLANT BECAUSE HER HUSBAND HAD NOT COME HOME. EMPLOYEES NOTICED THAT EMPLOYEE #1'S TRUCK WAS STILL PARKED AT THE PLANT SO THEY BEGAN LOOKING FOR HIM. HE WAS FOUND, DEAD, IN THE LADLE TURRET AT ABOUT 1 AM. LOCAL FIRE FIGHTERS, EQUIPPED WITH SCBA'S, RETRIEVED EMPLOYEE #1'S BODY. (APPARENTLY THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER WHO WROTE THIS REPORT PROVIDED SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, BUT THE CONTINUATION SHEET HAS BEEN LOST. W.G.) | ||||||
| Keywords: oxygen deficiency, respiratory, asphyxiated, ladle, work rules, argon, confined space | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 105474928 | Occupation Not Listed | ||||