Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14300685 - Asphyxiated By Cleaning Solvent Vapors In Elevator Pit

Accident Summary Nr: 14300685 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 01/07/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2635621	01/13/1986	1796	0	U S Elevator Corp

Abstract: ON JANUARY 7, 1986, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:45 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WENT DOWN INTO THE PIT OF A WESTINGHOUSE HYDRAULIC ELEVATOR, LOCATED AT THE HALE HO ALOHA, AN INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY, TO CLEAN UP AN OIL SPILL. HE USED A CLEANING SOLVENT CONTAINING 1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN IN THE PIT FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES (ACCORDING TO A COWORKER), WITH THE HOISTWAY DOORS CLOSED, WHEN HE WAS DISCOVERED TO BE IN RESPIRATORY AND CARDIAC DISTRESS BY A FELLOW WORKER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED.

Keywords: trichloroethane, asphyxiated, ventilation, confined space, cleaning, inhalation, toxic fumes, chemical, elevator shaft

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2635621			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Elevator installers and repairers

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