Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14273148 - Employee killed by tumor linked to plant asbestos

Accident Summary Nr: 14273148 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 12/30/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103394987	12/30/1988	2679	0	Keyes Fibre Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was a janitor at a paper mill from June 1959 to August 1974 (15 years), where he routinely swept around boilers that were, and still are, insulated by asbestos-containing material. Employee #1 was diagnosed as having mesothelioma, a disease characteristic of exposure to airborne asbestos. He died. In 1988, the mill spent nearly $800,000 in asbestos abatement and emergency spill cleanup jobs. The employer has adopted a very aggressive asbestos management program.

Keywords: JANITOR, LUNG, DUST, CLEANING, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, INHALATION, MESOTHELIOMA, ASBESTOS REMOVAL, HOUSEKEEPING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103394987			Fatality	Cancer	Janitors and cleaners

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