OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14412118
MAINTENANCE,REACTOR
Event description
Employee collapses and dies
Investigation abstract
On June 2, 1989, while working on the third shift, Employee #1 and a coworker we re assigned the task of replacing a manway gasket on a reactor in the special pr oducts unit. They reported to the control room and received safety instructions. They started the job at about 2:40 a.m., and took a break between 3:15 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. The manway with the new gasket was being lowered into place when Empl oyee #1 started waving his hands to stop work and ran down the stairway. He coll apsed after entering the building, still wearing his SCBA. Several employees cam e to his aid, but could not revive him. He was transported by ambulance to the h ospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 4:45 a.m.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 7
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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