TimkenSteel Cited After Worker Death
Employee dies due to oxygen-depletion after routine fire extinguisher check in elevator room.
Normal oxygen levels in the atmosphere are between 20 to 21 percent, but when another gas such as nitrogen is introduced, levels are depleted which could lead to oxygen-deficiency in confined or closed spaces and subsequently to death, as in the recent case of Canton, Ohio-based TimkenSteel.
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