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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14515514

RESPIRATORY,BARGE,AIR LINE RESPIRATOR,VENTILATION,CONFINED SPACE,PPE,CLEANING,DEGREASER

Event
RESPIRATORY,BARGE,AIR LINE RESPIRATOR,VENTILATION,CONFINED SPACE,PPE,CLEANING,DEGREASER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14515514
Report ID
420600

Event description

EMPLOYEE OVERCOME BY DEGREASER FUMES IN THE HOLD OF A BARGE

Investigation abstract

ALL OF THE ABOVE EMPLOYEES WERE ENGAGED IN CLEANING AND GAS-FREEING THE BARGE "F LORIDA" AT THE GULF-TAMPA DRYDOCK COMPANY. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN THE #1 PORT TANK, HYDROBLASTING WITHOUT AN AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR. SOMEONE TOOK AWAY THE BLOWER, CAUSING THE CONCENTRATION TO RISE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OVERCOME. EMPLOYEE #2 TRIED T O RESCUE EMPLOYEE #1 AND WAS ALSO OVERCOME. THE FOREMAN WAS NOTIFIED. HE SENT FO R A RESCUE SERVICE (TAMPA FIRE DEPT). SOME EMPLOYEES WENT INTO THE TANK BUT COUL D NOT EFFECT A RESCUE. THE FIREMEN CAME AND RESCUED EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2.

Victims (6)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    865
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    2037
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 31 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    865
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    2037
    Task assigned
    1

  3. #3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    865
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    2037
    Task assigned
    1

  4. #4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    865
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    2037
    Task assigned
    1

  5. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  6. #982 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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