Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14508790 - Two employees killed by ethyl ether poisoning

Accident Summary Nr: 14508790 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 10/18/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17968090	10/21/1991	2892	0	Hercules Incorporated

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 entered a dike around an ethyl ether storage tank apparently to clean up a spill of approximately 150 gallons of ethyl ether. Both employees died as a result of systemic ethyl ether poisoning. The dike had been classified as a confined space by the employer and Employees #1 and #2 had been trained in the company's confined space entry program. The space had not been tested as safe to enter.

Keywords: CONFINED SPACE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, STORAGE TANK, SCBA, SPILL, POISONING, TOXIC FUMES, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17968090			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported
2	17968090			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported

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