OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14465389
CHAPPARAL STEEL
MIDLOTHIAN, TX—
Event description
RESPIRATOR CONNECTED TO NITROGEN LINE; EMPLOYEE ASPHYXIATED
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WORKED ON A PLATFORM AS A POURER IN A STEEL FOUNDRY. HIS JOB WAS TO CONTROL THE LEVEL OF MOLTEN METAL IN A TUNDISH SEVERAL FEET BELOW. HE WAS ASPHYX IATED WHEN HE DONNED A 3 M BRAND WHITECAP W-5002 SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR THAT HA D BEEN CONNECTED TO NITROGEN RATHER THAN COMPRESSED AIR. AN UNMARKED PLANT NITRO GEN LINE HAD BEEN BROUGHT UP TO THE PLATFORM FOR USE BY THE RESPIRATOR WEARER. N O OTHER GASES WERE USED ON THE PLATFORM.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1900
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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