Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14515928 - EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY ASPHYXIATED WHILE GLUING CARPETING

Accident Summary Nr: 14515928 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 07/19/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1189182	08/27/1984	4499	0	Discount Boat Tops Inc

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 DIED WHILE HE WAS GLUING CARPETING IN A BOAT. HE WAS USING AN AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR WHILE HE GLUED. ALTHOUGH AN AUTOPSY REPORT WAS NOT AVAILABLE, IT APPEARS THAT EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASPHYXIATED. THE TOXIC CHEMICALS BEING USED MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF DEATH IS COMPLICATED BY THE FACT THAT EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY ILL.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, ASPHYXIATED, GLUE, TOXIC FUMES, CHEMICAL, RESPIRATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1189182			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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