Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313372138	02/12/2010	7011	721110	Uptowner 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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