Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 4048.015 - Employee is killed from exposure to toluene

Accident Summary Nr: 4048.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 11/28/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109515.015	11/29/2011		334310	Vivid Image, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on November 28, 2011, two employees were working at a facility that manufacutered projection screens. Employees #1 and #2 , without wearing respiratory protection, entered the unventilated screen coating room around 9:17 a.m. to apply screen coating material, containing toluene, to a glass screen. Both employees lost consciousness and were not discovered until around 3:30 pm. EMS was notified and was able to revive Employee #2, but unable to revive Employee #1 who was pronounced dead at the scene. Bulk sampling from the screen coating mixing tanks and waste drum determined the major component in the coating was toluene. The cause of death was determined to be related to toluene exposure.

Keywords: Confined Space, Respirator, Toxic Atmosphere, Ventilation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109515.015	65	M	Hospitalized injury		Managers and administrators, n.e.c
2	109515.015	55	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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