Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170201818 - Employee killed when overcome by sulfur fumes

Accident Summary Nr: 170201818 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 11/27/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111915633	12/11/1990	3537	0	Chemical Transfer Company Inc.

Abstract: At 2:50 a.m. on November 27, 1990, Employee #1 was unloading a tanker truck of hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide when he was overcome by the unavoidable initial release of the gases that occurred when he opened the hatch. Employee #1 fell approximately 12 ft and was killed. He was not using the fall protection or the air-supplied respirator provided by the client company for the protection of drivers.

Keywords: TANK TRUCK, PPE, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, WORK RULES, INHALATION, SULFUR DIOXIDE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, OFF LOADING, TOXIC FUMES

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111915633			Fatality	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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