Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201391182 - Employee Is Overcome by Chemical Vapors and Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201391182 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 12/16/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307733733	12/14/2005	2891	325520	H B Fuller Co

Abstract: On December 12, 2005, Employee #1 was working on the third shift for a chemical manufacturer. He was performing tasks in a mixing room where various adhesives were being manufactured. Some of the adhesives, for example, MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate), contained diisocyanates. Employee #1 was overcome when he inhaled fumes, and he was killed.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, VAPOR, INHALATION, CHEMICAL VAPOR, TOXIC FUMES, ISOCYANATE, OVEREXPOSURE, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307733733			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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