OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14301428
GANDY CORPORATION
LOVINGTON, NM·
Event description
TWO EMPLOYEES OVERCOME BY HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES #1 & #2 WERE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF CLEANING AN OIL STORAGE TANK WHEN THEY WERE OVERCOME BY HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED; EMPLOYEE #2 REMAIN S COMOTOSE. (THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER WHO PREPARED THIS REPORT ERRONEOUSLY OMMITTE D THE INJURY LINE FOR THE SECOND EMPLOYEE W.G.)
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 614
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2037
- Task assigned
- 1
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