Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200800571 - Employee dies after ammonia exposure

Accident Summary Nr: 200800571 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 12/23/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303865455	12/23/2001	2013	0	Kraft Foods Global, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:34 a.m. on December 23, 2001, Employees #1 and #2 were working on a Thermutator, which is used to remove fat from meat. Meat is first heated by a heating Thermutator and then it is pumped through a cooling Thermutator, which contains ammonia as the cooling agent. After the two employees removed the inner barrel of the cooling Thermutator, they were overcome by ammonia. Employee #1 died of chemical burns and Employee #2 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, AMMONIA, CHEMICAL BURN, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303865455			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Machinery maintenance occupations
2	303865455			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Machinery maintenance occupations

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