Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202360293 - Employee Is Killed by Methylene Chloride

Accident Summary Nr: 202360293 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 11/18/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310638226	11/20/2006	1799	238990	Commercial Services, Llc

Abstract: On November 18, 2006, Employee #1 was stripping and reglazing a bath tub in an apartment. The bathroom was approximately 5-ft wide and 7-ft long. He shut the bathroom door and applied an industrial paint remover on the bath tub. The paint remover contained methylene chloride. Employee #1 was found lying face down on the bathroom floor approximately six hours after he began work. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, VENTILATION, METHYLENE CHLORIDE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, RESPIRATOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	3	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310638226			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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