Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14214951 - APPARENT SUICIDE; EMPLOYEE INHALED CARBON MONOXIDE

Accident Summary Nr: 14214951 -- Report ID: 0454520 -- Event Date: 03/22/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105429419	03/25/1987	8221	0	University Of South Carolina

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING AFTER NORMAL HOURS AT A COMPUTER TERMINAL IN A UNIVERSITY ANALYTICAL LABORATORY. HE WAS FOUND DEAD BY A CO-WORKER IN AN ADJACENT SMALL DARKROOM WITH AN OPEN CYLINDER OF CARBON MONOXIDE. CARBON MONOXIDE WAS NOT USED IN THE PROCESS IN THIS LABORATORY. DEATH WAS RULED TO BE A SUICIDE AND NOT OCCUPATIONALLY RELATED.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, INHALATION, SUICIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105429419			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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