Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133632.015 - Employee is asphyxiated and dies in nitrogen-filled tanker

Accident Summary Nr: 133632.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 02/22/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1516768.015	02/22/2021		484121	Freedomtrucks Of America, Llc

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on February 22, 2021, an employee was working for a general, long-distance, truckload freight trucking company. He washed vehicles and cleaned equipment for the company. He was cleaning a tanker trailer that had contained ALFOL 16. This is a tradename for 1-Hexadecanol. The employer stated that the employee was inspecting the tank for materials. The atmosphere in the tanker had been charged with nitrogen. It was low in oxygen. The employee lost consciousness and died from asphyxia. He was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Carboxyhemoglobin, Cleaning, Lack of oxygen, Loss of consciousness, Lost consciousness, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Oxygen Deficiency, Tank Cleaning, Tank Truck, Toxic Atmosphere, Trailer Truck, Unconsciousness

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1516768.015	25	M	Fatality		Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners

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