OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #767608
ASPHYXIATED,CONFINED SPACE,PRESSURE VESSEL,WORK RULES,TOXIC ATMOSPHERE,NITROGEN,VALVE,CYANIDE,ARGON
Event description
Employee dies of asphyxia in confined space
Investigation abstract
On or about October 13, 1989, Employee #1, a melter B, entered a confined space to manually operate valves to a pressure vessel containing cal-sil and ferrites. Argon and nitrogen are used as a propellant for this mixture, and these lines w ere also located in the confined space. Employee #1 was overcome by the gases an d died of asphyxia.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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