Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 305331217 - Employee Asphixiated After Entering Confined Space

Accident Summary Nr: 305331217 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 12/21/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305331217	12/23/2002	4213	0	Greenleaf Motor Express

Abstract: At approximately 9:35 a.m. on December 21, 2002, Employee #1 was cleaning a tanker that held Titanium Dioxide. Employee #1 requested that he leave early that day and the safety director told him to finish the cleaning when he came back to work. Employee #1 was found later lying face down in the tanker by a coworker. Emergency Medical Services were summoned and attempted to resuscitate Employee #1, but were unsuccessful. The oxygen level was measured by the medical personnel upon entry and found to be at level 11. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: OXYGEN, TANK TRUCK, ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, TANK CLEANING, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305331217			Fatality	Asphyxia	Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners

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