Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170114698 - Employee dies after inhaling ammonia vapors

Accident Summary Nr: 170114698 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 09/17/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114102577	09/18/1993	4222	0	K.M. Davies Cold Storage, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on September 17, 1993, Employee #1 was operating a forklift on the second floor of a cold storage warehouse. The floor collapsed and the forklift fell to the first floor. When the floor gave way, the ammonia refrigeration lines were severed and released a large amount of vapor, which killed Employee #1.

Keywords: VAPOR, AMMONIA, COLLAPSE, WAREHOUSE, INHALATION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, UNSTABLE SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114102577			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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