Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133788.015 - Employee loses consciousness after exposure to ammonia leak

Accident Summary Nr: 133788.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 02/13/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1517935.015	03/05/2021		541310	American Thermal Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on February 13, 2021, an employee working for an architectural service was installing insulating thermal ceiling panels. The employee was working in the attic over the kitchen when he detected a strong ammonia odor before losing consciousness. The employee was hospitalized after being overexposed to anhydrous ammonia.

Keywords: Ammonia, Anhydrous Ammonia, Asphyxiated, Attic, Ceiling, Ceiling Panel, Chemical, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Vapor, Construction, Corrosive, Gas Leak, Inhalation, Installing, Irritation, Lack of oxygen, Leak, Loss of consciousness, Lost consciousness, Lung, Non-PEL Overexposure, Overcome by vapors, Overexposure, Panel, Respirator, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Unconsciousness, Vapor

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1517935.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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