OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #514620
BARGE,VAPOR,CONFINED SPACE,CPR,WORK RULES,CLEANING,CRUDE OIL,DROWN,TANK,RESPIRATOR
Event description
Employee drowns after being overcome by vapors
Investigation abstract
On January 5, 1990, Employees #1 and #2 were assigned to strip rust from the sum . Employee #2 drowned in crude oil where he fell. Employee #1 was revived by res cue personnel. Employee #3 ingested crude oil while performing CPR. ps of a crude oil barge. Employee #1 entered the first tank, starboard #1, witho ut putting on his respirator. He came out immediately when he realized the vapor s were too strong. Employees #1 and #2 then proceeded to clean the other tanks, using the supplied air respirators. Employee #2 went into the #3 port tank, then informed Employee #1 that it did not need to be cleaned. Employee #1 went into the #3 port tank without his respirator to ensure that it did not need to be cle aned. As he turned to leave, he saw that Employee #2 had re-entered the tank wit hout his respirator. At approximately 8:30 p.m., the two were overcome by vapors
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 9
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 9
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
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