Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14383632 - Cause of employee's death unknown

Accident Summary Nr: 14383632 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 03/10/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103284097	03/18/1994	4013	0	Terminal Railroad Association Of St. Louis

Abstract: Employee #1, a mechanic, was installing floor tile in the pit building of an office. To clean up the excess glue, he used a product called Oakite Swift, which contained 95 percent 1,1,1-trichloroethane. He was later found unconscious and near death. He died. An autopsy found no cause of death. The 1,1,1-trichloroethane was found at levels far below the toxic range.

Keywords: TRICHLOROETHANE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, TOXIC FUMES

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103284097			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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