Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 152347.015 - Employee is overcome by ammonia and dies

Accident Summary Nr: 152347.015 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 12/19/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1640468.015	12/19/2022		238220	Brouillette Hvac And Sheet Metal, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:09 a.m. on December 19, 2022, an employee was installing a heating unit when a coworker, operating a scissor lift, struck a pipe or a valve that caused a release of ammonia. The employee was overcome by ammonia and died.

Keywords: Ammonia, Contact, Heat Exchanger, Installing, Overcome by gas, Overcome by vapors, Scissor lift, Struck Against, Valve

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1640468.015	68	M	Fatality		Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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