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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14517825

OXYGEN DEFICIENCY,SURVEYOR,BARGE,ASPHYXIATED,CONFINED SPACE,AIR MONITORING

Event
OXYGEN DEFICIENCY,SURVEYOR,BARGE,ASPHYXIATED,CONFINED SPACE,AIR MONITORING
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14517825
Report ID
419700

Event description

EMPLOYEES ENTERED OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #2, A MARITIME SURVEYOR, ENTERED A BALLAST COMPARTMENT ON A BARGE. THE COMPARTMENT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CLOSED FOR SOME TIME AND EMPLOYEE #2 DID NOT TES T THE OXYGEN CONTENT OF THE ATMOSPHERE. HE BECAME ILL WHILE HE WAS INSPECTING TH E COMPARTMENT AND CALLED FOR HELP. EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WORKED FOR THE BARGE COMPANY , WAS STANDING ON THE DECK OF THE BARGE. WHEN HE HEARD EMPLOYEE #2 CALL FOR HELP , HE ENTERED THE COMPARTMENT IN AN APPARENT RESCUE ATTEMPT. HE, IN TURN, BECAME ILL AND COULD NOT MAKE IT OUT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASPHYXIATED IN THE COMPARTMENT. E MPLOYEE #2 WAS ABLE TO REACH THE LADDER AND, AFTER A SHORT TIME, CLIMBED TO SAFE TY.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 48 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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