Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14567309 - Employee burned, but dies of unknown causes

Accident Summary Nr: 14567309 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 12/21/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107847279	12/27/1989	2672	0	Anchor Continental Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was performing the once-per-shift check of two steam valves located below an absorber tank that was 75 ft tall. The enclosed area below was about 10 ft high with a 10 ft diameter, and a 20 in. diameter opening for entry about 28 in. from the ground. No testing or venting was done before the employee entered the tank, which had been used to remove toluene from the air by steam washing. Employee #1 sustained burns on his arm and face and died. The cause of death is unknown.

Keywords: BURN, VENTILATION, CONFINED SPACE, WORK RULES, STEAM, TOLUENE, ARM, FACE, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107847279			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Separating, filtering & clarifying mach. operators

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