OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221422348
WATSON METAL MASTERS
SPRINGFIELD, MO·
Event description
Employee dies while preparing to weld in confined space, asp
Investigation abstract
At 9:45 a.m. on December 22, 2021, an employee was preparing to weld inside a stainless steel tank when he died due to asphyxiation. The employee had never started the welder but the tank was oxygen deficient. No other details are provided in the narrative.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Event type
- 8
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