OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14402093
R H ENGELKE
LASALLE, TX·
Event description
Employee dies of asphyxia after inhaling methane
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was found dead at the top of a stairway next to an open inspection h atch on a crude oil storage tank. The autopsy report stated he died of asphyxia from inhalation of natural gas (methane).
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 757
- Human factor
- 7
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 1640
- Task assigned
- 1
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