Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200515583 - Employee Dies from Asthma Attack

Accident Summary Nr: 200515583 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 03/30/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316485499	04/30/2012	3599	332710	Stremel Mfg Llc Dba Premier Precision Group

Abstract: On March 14, 2012, Employee #1 was assigned to do some touch-up work with an aerosol can of solvent based paint (a combination of ALV-Aerosol and Acrylic Modified Alkyd Enamel). According to fellow workers, he was not feeling very well but worked until the end of his shift at 2:30 p.m. and left for home. Later that same night, he had a severe asthma attack while at home and went into cardiac arrest. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital in Rogers, MN, and later moved to North Memorial, where he remained in a coma in the ICU until he passed away on March 30, 2012. He had a preexisting asthma condition and had been hospitalized in March of 2011, but was cleared to return to work with no restrictions..

Keywords: INHALATION, CARDIAC ARREST, PAINT SOLVENT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316485499			Fatality	Other	Laborers, except construction

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