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Accident Summary Nr: 14240378 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN HE BREATHED METHYLENE CHLORIDE IN TANK

Accident Summary Nr: 14240378 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 10/14/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106332729	03/23/1988	4212	0	Groendyke Transport, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE ASSIGNED THE JOB OF CLEANING A TANK TRUCK WHICH HAD CONTAINED POLYPROPYLENE GLYCOL. THE TANK WAS FIRST CLEANED WITH HOT SOAPY WATER IN A CLOSED SYSTEM. AFTER THE TANK TRUCK WAS DRAINED, EMPLOYEE #1 ENTERED THE TANK TO CLEAN SOME SPOTS WITH METHYLENE CHLORIDE, A CLEANING AGENT USED FOR PETROLEUM BASED PRODUCTS. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OVERCOME BY METHYLENE CHLORIDE AND COLLAPSED. HE DIED FIVE DAYS LATER. EMPLOYEE #1 DID NOT FOLLOW PROPER TANK ENTRY PROCEDURES.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, TANK TRUCK, CONFINED SPACE, PPE, METHYLENE CHLORIDE, WORK RULES, INHALATION, TANK CLEANING, TOXIC FUMES, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106332729			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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