OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221528474

CORDEN PHARMA COLORADO, INC.

BOULDER, CO— 2023-01-11T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Breathing, CPR, Confined Space, Loss of consciousness, Stuck, Training, Unresponsive
NAICS: 325411
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346433717
Employer profile: CORDEN PHARMA COLORADO, INC.
Summary number: 221528474
Report ID: 0830500

Event description

Employee is killed by mechanical asphyxiation during trainin

Investigation abstract

At 4:30 a.m. on January 11, 2023, an employee was attending a 0420 Permit Confined Space Entry Rescue Training. The employee entered the manway and began to descend into a vessel. While descending, the employee became stuck in the manway. His coworkers attempted to lift him from the vessel utilizing a rescue hoist attached to his harness. When he was extracted, he was unresponsive and no longer breathing. His coworkers began CPR until rescue personnel arrived. The employee was fatally injured due to mechanical asphyxia. orkers began CPR until rescue personnel arrived. The employee was killed due to mechanical asphyxia.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
224

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