Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200900835 - Employee Dies From Chemical Exposure

Accident Summary Nr: 200900835 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 01/11/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303767461	01/26/2001	8111	0	Chambers & Rice Law Offices
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303767487	01/29/2001	1799	0	Superior Work, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303767479	01/26/2001	4311	491110	U.S. Postal Service

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on January 11, 2001, Employee #1, an employee working in the law office of Chambers & Rice, died when she experienced discomfort and respiratory distress from chemical exposure resulting from an asbestos removal project. This project is being done in another part of the same federal building where their office was located. The chemical being used was a floor tile mastic remover and the vapors generated were being exhausted within the building and not to the outside. As a result, Employee #1 experienced immediate respiratory distress. Other employees working in the law office also experienced discomfort from the exposure. Employee #1 went to a local hospital for treatment when her condition eventually worsened. She died on January 25, 2001.

Keywords: CHEMICAL REACTION, RESPIRATORY TRACT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303767461	Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Supervisors, general office
2	303767487			Occupation not reported
3	303767479			Occupation not reported

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