Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 166359.015 - Employee inhales plastic dust, later dies from pneumonia

Accident Summary Nr: 166359.015 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 05/02/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1746590.015	05/08/2024		336411	Aersale Components Solutions

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on February 23, 2024, an employee working as a machine operator for an aircraft parts manufacturer was working in the fabrication department. The employee inhaled plastic dust which led to the employee developing pneumonia. At 9:00 a.m. on May 2, 2024, the employee died from the disease.

Keywords: Aircraft, Asphyxiated, Distracted, Dust, Dust Inhalation, Infection, Inhalation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lung, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Plastic, Pneumonia, Protective Clothing, Wrong Equipment

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1746590.015	34	M	Fatality		Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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