Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200902070 - Employee Is Asphyxiated in Tank Confined Space Incident

Accident Summary Nr: 200902070 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 08/04/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310986997	08/04/2007	7699	562998	Quala Systems, Inc. Dba Qualawash

Abstract: On August 4, 2007, Employee #1, a tank cleaner, entered an oxygen deficient atmosphere inside a 6,340 gallon intermodal (ISO) container, which had previously contained ethyl acetate, and had been unloaded using nitrogen. Employee #1 wore an air-purifying respirator with multi-gas/vapor/P100 cartridges and died of asphyxia.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, CLEANING, NITROGEN, TANK, RESPIRATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310986997			Fatality	Asphyxia	Laborers, except construction

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