I see your point about two accounts of creation, but of course there is no inconsistency. But read what verse 7 actually says very literally, I follow the Hebrew word order here:
A and formed YHWH God the man(obj) dust from the ground
B and (he/it) blew in his nostrils breath of life
C and became the man to soul living
Clause A must mean that God formed humanity - and so must be a second creation story
Clause B, according to the regular rules,
must have God as the subject, or just possibly the breath of life. In principle "his nostrils" could be God's own, but more probably refers to the man. There is no way that "dust" could be the subject, and, since dust does not have nostrils, no other part that dust could play in this clause.
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