Gillette, WY —
OSHA Injury Report: Gillette Fill Plant
Injury · Death
At a glance
On , an injury at Gillette Fill Plant in Gillette, WY 82718 resulted in death. Employee was aCETYLENE PLANT OPERATOR in industrial Gas Manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Gillette Fill Plant
- Parent company
- Gas Operations
- Street
- 907 L & J Court
- City
- Gillette
- State
- WY
- ZIP
- 82718
- On-site location
- Gillette Fill Plant
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Death (code 1)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Date of death
Before the incident
Unloading cylinders
What happened
On [REDACTED] Plant Operator [REDACTED] began unloading empty cylinders from a trailer with Plant Manager [REDACTED] and Production Tech [REDACTED]. He unloaded two OXKM cylinders weighing between 150 and 170 pounds each and returned to the trailer to unload two WTL acetylene cylinders weighing about 200 pounds each. He had just moved the WTL cylinders about a foot when he collapsed. [REDACTED] heard him and the cylinders fall. He went to check on [REDACTED] and found him slumped against the wall of the trailer making snoring noises. [REDACTED] called [REDACTED]. The [REDACTED] dispatchers instructed [REDACTED] on how to position [REDACTED] to perform CPR. By this point the police arrived on the scene followed by the paramedics who began CPR. [REDACTED] was transported to the nearest hospital where he passed away.
Injury or illness
Cardiovascular Condition
Object or substance involved
Physical exersion
Summary line
Cardiovascular Condition to Cardiovascular System caused by Physical exersion
Employee and industry
- Job description
- ACETYLENE PLANT OPERATOR
- SOC code
- 51-8091 — Chemical Plant and System Operators
- NAICS code
- 325120 — Industrial Gas Manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 4
- Total hours worked
- 8639
- EIN
- 820277763
- Establishment ID
- 943884
- Employer case #
- IN-202512
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:00
- Time of incident
- 16:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 28JAN26:20:14:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.