Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14330641 - Employee dies of cardiac arrhythmia caused by freon exposure

Accident Summary Nr: 14330641 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 07/18/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18222539	07/25/1990	5983	0	Losch Plumbing & Heating Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, an air conditioning serviceman, was servicing an outdoor air conditioner condensing unit in a poorly ventilated area that was enclosed on two sides by building walls. A source of freon 22 was in the corner. Employee #1, who inhaled the freon, was found dead of cardiac arrhythmia at the site.

Keywords: HEART, MAINTENANCE, VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONER, WORK RULES, INHALATION, FREON, POISONING, TOXIC FUMES

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18222539			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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