Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 1000967 - Employee overcome by smoke

Accident Summary Nr: 1000967 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 03/11/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125306050	03/12/1996	3061	0	Schlegel North Carolina, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, an assembler worker, and coworkers were nearby when scrap or tailings left in an extruder oven at 650 degrees F caught fire, burning other materials and residues. The employees experienced breathing problems as a result of smoke from the fire. Employee #1 suffered from asphyxia, but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, RESPIRATORY, ASPHYXIATED, OVEN, WORK RULES, INHALATION, SMOKE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125306050			Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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