OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14466551
DAMSON GAS PROCESSING
BRECKENRIDGE, TX·
Event description
Employee dies of asphyxia from natural gas
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 dug a 3 1/2 to 4 ft deep hole to uncover an approximately 4 in. diam eter natural gas pipeline. He crawled into the hole to check the pipeline tank a nd died of asphyxia due to the displacement of oxygen by natural gas.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 16
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1640
- Task assigned
- 1
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