Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 565655 - Employee killed by overexposure to ethylene dichloride

Accident Summary Nr: 565655 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 05/13/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106602857	05/14/1990	2841	0	Desoto Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:40 a.m. on May 13, 1990, Employee #1 entered a 10 ft deep vessel to retrieve a pipe that had fallen to the bottom. The vessel had been purged with nitrogen and had previously contained ethylene dichloride. Employee #1 climbed down a nylon entry ladder wearing a Scott full-face negative pressure respirator, retrieved the pipe, and began climbing up the ladder. He was then overcome by ethylene dichloride vapors and fell to the bottom of the vessel. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: CONFINED SPACE, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, NITROGEN, FALL, TOXIC FUMES, OVEREXPOSURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106602857			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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