Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200012607 - Employees Injured in Chemical Spill, One Dies Later

Accident Summary Nr: 200012607 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 05/10/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311029441	05/10/2007	3471	332813	C & A Metal Finishing Company

Abstract: At approximately 11:35 a.m. on May 10, 2007, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were removing liquid trichloroethylene from a degreaser tank when they were rendered unconscious by the trichloroethylene vapors. Both employees were taken to a local hospital where they were treated for chemical burns and chemical exposure to trichloroethylene. Employee #1 subsequently passed away while being treated in the hospital on the early morning of May 14, 2007. Employee #2 survived this exposure and was subsequently released from the hospital's burn unit on May 18, 2007.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CHEMICAL BURN, CHEMICAL VAPOR, TRICHLORETHYLENE, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311029441			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Washing, cleaning and pickling machine operators
2	311029441			Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Washing, cleaning and pickling machine operators

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