Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 168902.015 - Employee is killed due to overexposure to nitrogen

Accident Summary Nr: 168902.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 08/01/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1766309.015	08/01/2024		335313	Hitachi Energy Usa, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:20 a.m. on August 1, 2024, an employee was working inside a transformer. The employee entered a permitted confined space filled with nitrogen and asphyxiated due to overexposure to nitrogen. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Confined Space, Nitrogen, Overexposure, Transformer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1766309.015	53	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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