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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221456288

TITAN METAL FABRICATORS, INC.

Event
Argon, Asphyxiated, Vessel--Container, Welding
NAICS
332312
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345911762
Employer profile
TITAN METAL FABRICATORS, INC.
Summary number
221456288
Report ID
0625400

Event description

Employee is killed due to asphyxiation

Investigation abstract

At 1:30 p.m. on April 19, 2022, an employee was back welding inside a spool vessel (titanium pipe) that was 24 inches in diameter. The employee asphyxiated due to the displacement of oxygen by argon gas.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 35 M

    Event type
    8

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