Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201857752 - Employee Is Asphyxiated after Aspirating Lime Slurry

Accident Summary Nr: 201857752 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 07/05/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308083179	07/06/2005	3341	331314	Novelis Corporation

Abstract: On July 5, 2005, Employee #1 was working from a ladder, attempting to clear hydrated lime slurry from the bottom of the Number 2 quench reactor. Far more slurry had accumulated than usual, and when Employee #1 removed the plate from the bottom of the reactor, the slurry came out with more force than Employee #1 had anticipated. He was knocked to the floor. He aspirated the lime slurry and was killed. The coroner's report gave asphyxia as the cause of death.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, LIME, STRUCK BY, DROWN, QUENCH TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308083179			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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