Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201407889 - Employee Dies after Being Poisoned

Accident Summary Nr: 201407889 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/02/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307770198	05/16/2007	1799	238150	Surface Menders Of Greater Detroit Inc

Abstract: On August 2, 2006, Employee #1 was using a stripping agent that contained methylene chloride while refinishing a bathtub. Employee #1 died. The medical examiner attributed his death due to arteriosclerotic and hypertensive heart disease, with dichloromethane (methylene chloride) poisoning as a contributing factor.

Keywords: METHYLENE CHLORIDE, CLEANING, POISONING, CHEMICAL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307770198			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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