Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 52450.015 - Employee is found unconscious on top of toluol chemical tank

Accident Summary Nr: 52450.015 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 09/11/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
940962.015	09/11/2013		325510	Hartin Paint & Filler Corp.

Abstract: At 3:40 p.m. on September 11, 2013, an employee was measuring the Toluol level inside a 96 inch deep 2,000 gallon steel tank using a 72 in. wooden stick. The employee was found laying half way in the tank by a coworker and was unconscious. The coworker pulled the employee from the tank and laid him across the feeding pipes on the top of the tank. The employee was killed by chemical asphyxiation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Chemical, Confined Space, Inhalation, Toluene

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	940962.015	56	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified

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