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Accident Summary Nr: 200632198 - Employee Dies after Working with Bathtub-Stripping Chemicals

Accident Summary Nr: 200632198 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 02/12/2010
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
31337213802/12/20107011721110Uptowner Inns Inc. Dba Holiday Inn Hotel And Suite

Abstract: On February 3, 2010, Employee #1 was stripping bathtubs using an etching product containing ammonium bifluoride, hydrofluoric acid, phosphoric acid, and sulfuric acid. He was wearing a 3M negative pressure respirator. Employee #1 left work on February 3, 2010, and later complained of difficulty breathing. On February 7, 2010, Employee #1 went to the hospital. He was given prescriptions for steroids and antibiotics and released. Employee #1 died at a friend's home on February 12, 2010.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, VAPOR, AMMONIA, PPE, HYDROFLUORIC ACID, PHOSPHORIC ACID, INFECTION, SULFURIC ACID, HOTEL, RESPIRATOR

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 313372138 Fatality Asphyxia Laborers, except construction

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