Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 511444 - Painter dies of asphyxia

Accident Summary Nr: 511444 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 09/21/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111920724	09/21/1991	2084	0	Gallo Winery

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on September 21, 1991, Employee #1, a maintenance painter, attached the breathing air hose for his supplied air respirator to a tee on a hose that had been previously connected to an unmarked compatible nitrogen quick-disconnect fitting. Coworkers found Employee #1 where he collapsed next to a filler unit in the bottling department. He died of asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WORK RULES, NITROGEN, AIR HOSE, PAINTER, INATTENTION, RESPIRATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111920724			Fatality	Asphyxia	Painters, construction and maintenance

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