# Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations at Steiner Construction Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231110972` · 11/30/2023 · BAYOU LA BATRE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Depletion of oxygen
- **Source:** Oxygen-deficient environment
## Employer
- **Name:** Steiner Construction Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 9195 Little River Road, BAYOU LA BATRE, ALABAMA, 36509
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was acting as a fire watch within the engine compartment of a vessel observing the cutting of the hull on the outside. The fire suppression system activated and the employee was trapped inside of the compartment. The employee suffered oxygen deprivation and was hospitalized.

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