OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14559553
INHALATION,TOXIC FUMES,OVEREXPOSURE,VAPOR,HYDROGEN SULFIDE,OIL WELL DRILLING,GAS,CHEMICAL VAPOR
Event description
Employee killed by exposure to hydrogen sulfide
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was assigned to withdraw two barrels of water from a wastewater reco very unit. He was found slumped over in front of the valve shack. He was transpo rted to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Employee #1 had a pparently been disconnecting the hose from the valve, when he was overcome by hy drogen sulfide.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1480
- Task assigned
- 1
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#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
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