Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14277362 - Employee dies of asphyxia in confined space

Accident Summary Nr: 14277362 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 10/23/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17945213	10/23/1992	4953	0	Clean Harbors Of Kingston Inc

Abstract: On the afternoon of Friday, October 23, 1992, Employee #1 was cleaning sludge out of a 2,000 gallon ink tank. The sludge contained toluene and xylene. The employee was provided with a combination supplied air/SCBA respirator. No mechanical retrieval equipment was provided. Employee #1 was told to exit the tank because the air supply was low but was unable to do so. His coworkers were unable to retrieve him from the confined space before he died of asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, WORK RULES, XYLENE, CLEANING, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, TOLUENE, TANK, SLUDGE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17945213			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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