OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14480552
TITANIUM INDUSTRIES
FAIRFIELD, NJ—
Event description
Employee dies of asphyxia in tank during welding operation
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was inside the end cap of a titanium vessel, performing argon gas sh ielding (job #21773) for MIG welding being done outside the tank. He was found u nconscious inside the tank by his supervisor, who went looking for him when he d id not respond to his name being called. Employee #1 was killed. The end cap of the tank is considered a confined space.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0240
- Task assigned
- 1
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