Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201857448 - Employee Dies of Heart Attack While Working in Tank

Accident Summary Nr: 201857448 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 02/03/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313187106	02/04/2010	1623	237110	Odle, Inc.

Abstract: On February 3, 2010, Employee #1 was inside a sludge tank (approximately 15 ft deep, 15 ft wide, and 25 ft long) tending a hose for a coworker that was conducting a paint spraying operation. Employee #1 was wearing a protective suit, gloves, and full-face respirator. Both employees repeatedly moved in and out of the tank during their shift, while a third worker tended to the paint truck and spraying equipment. When the coworker inside the tank noticed that Employee #1 stopped talking, he found Employee #1 slumped over against a wall and the ladder had fallen over. There were no witnesses to Employee #1's collapse. Preliminary coroner findings indicated that Employee #1 likely died of a heart attack.

Keywords: CARDIOVASC SYSTEM, HEART, CONFINED SPACE, PPE, HEART ATTACK, SPRAY PAINTING, PAINT, CARDIAC ARREST, TANK, RESPIRATOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313187106			Fatality	Other	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Other

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