Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200358877 - Employee Dies from Ingesting Chlorifluromethane

Accident Summary Nr: 200358877 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 07/16/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314377599	07/16/2010	2262	313311	International Textile Group, Inc., Dba Burlington

Abstract: On July 16, 2010, Employee #1 was working in an air wash unit and failed to clock out. He was found in an unresponsive state, sitting in a chair with his head back. An autopsy found that a fatal quantity of chlorodifluoromethane, R-22 refrigerant, had been ingested shortly before death.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, REFRIGERANT, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314377599			Fatality	Asphyxia	Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics

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