Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14403521 - Employee drowns after falling through top of tank

Accident Summary Nr: 14403521 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 03/09/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2442341	03/09/1989	2819	0	Elementis Chromium L.L.P.

Abstract: Employee #1 was walking atop a storage tank and fell through a rusted area. He drowned in the liquid sodium sulfide stored in the tank.

Keywords: LUNG, INADEQUATE MAINT, STORAGE TANK, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, DROWN, TANK, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2442341			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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