Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14385702 - Employee dies from chlorine gas poisoning

Accident Summary Nr: 14385702 -- Report ID: 0523310 -- Event Date: 05/09/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102616430	05/09/1990	2047	0	Mondovi Foods, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was unloading and cleaning a truck tank trailer that contained poultry offal. He was inside the 25,750 gallon tank trailer, cleaning and rinsing the interior, when he collapsed and died. The coroner's report indicated that the employee died from pulmonary edema due to chlorine gas poisoning.

Keywords: TANK TRUCK, PULMONARY EDEMA, CONFINED SPACE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, INHALATION, GAS, CHLORINE, POISONING, TOXIC FUMES

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102616430			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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