OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221745417
TEXTRON AVIATION INC
WICHITA, KS—
Event description
Employee wearing supplied air respirator is asphyxiated whil
Investigation abstract
At 11:43 a.m. on February 24, 2025, Employee #1 was spray painting aircraft parts while wearing a supplied air respirator. Nitrogen back flowed into the breathing air system, displacing oxygen and causing the employee to be asphyxiated. Employee #1 was fatally injured.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 61 M
- Event type
- 8
- Occupation code
- 579
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