OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221360175

DIVERSIFIED GAS & OIL CORPORATION

PECKS MILL, WV· 2021-06-02T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Chemical, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Vapor, Crude Oil, Hatch, Lack of oxygen, Lost consciousness, Natural Causes, Oil Tank, Oil Well Drilling/Servicing, Oxygen Deficiency, Respirator, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Toxic Atmosphere, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive
NAICS: 213112
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345344576
Employer profile: DIVERSIFIED GAS & OIL CORPORATION
Summary number: 221360175
Report ID: 0316400

Event description

Employee dies of possible VOC exposure or oxygen deficiency

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 p.m. on June 2, 2021, an employee arrived at a well to check operations and had been standing on the platform of 100 barrel crude oil tank with the top hatch open. After the employee failed to return home, a coworker investigated and found him unresponsive. The employee had been potentially exposed to VOCs or an oxygen deficient atmosphere and was killed, however the death was ruled as natural causes due to lack of evidence of exposure.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 49 M

Event type
14

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