# Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations at SGL Carbon, LLC - Saint Marys
> OSHA SIR `2023054278` · 5/12/2023 · SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Depletion of oxygen
- **Source:** Oxygen-deficient environment
- **Secondary source:** Confined spaces, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** SGL Carbon, LLC - Saint Marys
- **Location:** 900 Theresia Street, SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15857
- **NAICS:** 327992
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance inside a furnace when they lost consciousness due to the oxygen-deficient atmosphere. The employee was hoisted from the space and also sustained a leg fracture.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*