Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201487444 - Employee Suffers Respiratory Distress after Inhaling Vapors

Accident Summary Nr: 201487444 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 11/29/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125758912	01/07/2005	1743	238340	Jd Tile & Construction

Abstract: Approximately 2:00 p.m. on November 29, 2004, Employee #1 was removing excess grout sealer on floor tile, so he could apply new sealer. Employee #1 was working in a small bathroom that was not well ventilated. Employee #1 used sand paper to sand off the sealer. Employee #1 noticed that dust was being generated while he was sanding. Employee #1 finished the job, and was driving headed to another job when he began to cough. The coughing got worse and Employee #1 began to fill burning in his nose and chest area. Employee #1 drove himself to the hospital where he was hospitalized and treated for respiratory distress. Employee #1 was overexposed to dust particles and mist/vapor from the sealer.

Keywords: CHEST, RESPIRATORY, SAND, VENTILATION, CARPENTER, INHALATION, NOSE, TOXIC FUMES, OVEREXPOSURE, COUGH

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125758912			Hospitalized injury	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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