OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221709272

REPCON, INC.

DEER PARK, TX— 2024-10-10T00:00:00

Event: Breathing, Chemical, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Vapor, Engineering Controls, Hydrogen Sulfide, Inhalation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lung, Metal Pipe, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Non-PEL Overexposure, Overcome by vapors, Overexposure, Pipe, Poisoning, Respirator, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Ventilation
NAICS: 811310
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347814402
Employer profile: REPCON, INC.
Summary number: 221709272
Report ID: 0626700

Event description

Employee dies from overexposure to H2S while working on pipe

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 p.m. on October 10, 2024, an employee and coworker working as boilermakers for a facilities support service were working on a 12-inch pipe to flip the blind. The pipe released hydrogen sulfide gas exposing the crew. The employee died from poisoning from the hydrogen sulfide gas.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Event type
8

Occupation code
643

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