OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14327845
OXYGEN DEFICIENCY,BARGE,ASPHYXIATED,CONFINED SPACE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SCBA,TANK
Event description
One employee asphyxiated, two hospitalized after tank entry
Investigation abstract
Employees #1, #2, and #3 entered a tank on a barge. The tank did not contain suf ficient oxygen. Employee #1 died of asphyxia, and Employees #2 and #3 required h ospitalization.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 4
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 4
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 4
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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