OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14478788
LUKENS STEEL COMPANY
CONSHOHCKEN, PA·
Event description
Employee died of overexposure to carbon dioxide
Investigation abstract
The Cordex system for a rolling mill was manually tripped, releasing carbon diox ide into the oil cellar. The safety doors on both sides of the oil cellar did no t close and carbon dioxide flowed into the hallway. Employee #1 was found dead, lying in the hall approximately one-third of the way between the rev mill and th e north entrance stairs. He had completed his preventive maintenance check appro ximately 15 minutes before the alarms went off, and was seen leaving the area. H e had not been seen returning to the area, and had no apparent reason to be ther e.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 544
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0530
- Task assigned
- 1
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