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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #170236012

OXYGEN DEFICIENCY,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,WORK RULES,FAINTED

Event
OXYGEN DEFICIENCY,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,WORK RULES,FAINTED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
170236012
Report ID
1055350

Event description

Employee passes out while rescuing child in O2-free facility

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, an officer, tried to rescue a child who had wandered into an oxygen -free storage facility and had become unconscious and collapsed. Employee #1 als o collapsed and became unconscious. She was saved by a citizen.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 F

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    12
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    418
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

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