OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14559553
KISSACK'S, INC.
MOORCROFT, WY·
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 Male
- Nature of injury
- Other (21)
- Part of body
- OTHBODYSYS (31)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- GASES (19)
- Occupation
- Truck drivers, heavy (804)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Hazardous substance
- 1480
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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#981
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.