Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170762231 - Employee injured when engulfed by soda ash

Accident Summary Nr: 170762231 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 05/28/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119799443	07/31/1996	3221	0	Gallo Glass Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was trying to get the material to feed when he was engulfed by a sudden release of soda ash from a silo. His face was splashed with the ash, and he suffered from asphyxia after inhaling the fine particles.

Keywords: DUST, INHALATION, AIR CONTAMINATION, STRUCK BY, DUST INHALATION, FACE, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, SILO

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119799443			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Mixing and blending machine operators

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