Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14506844 - SMOKE INHALATION

Accident Summary Nr: 14506844 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 05/21/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
650325	05/28/1985	4221	0	Ellithorpe & Son

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRYING TO PUT OUT A FIRE LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE WEST WALL OF A BUILDING. THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING INSTRUCTED EVERYONE TO EVACUATE THE BUILDING. WHEN HE RETURNED HIS ATTENTION TO THE FIRE, EMPLOYEE #1 HAD DISAPPEARED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FOUND DEAD INSIDE THE BUILDING AFTER THE FIRE HAD BEEN EXTINGUISHED. DEATH MOST PROBABLY OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF INHALATION OF SMOKE CONTAINING ISOCYANATE FROM BURNING URATHANE.

Keywords: FIRE, INHALATION, SMOKE, TOXIC FUMES, ISOCYANATE, SMOKE INHALATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	650325			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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