Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 595850 - Employee dies of asphyxiation in chemical tank

Accident Summary Nr: 595850 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 05/11/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106217029	05/12/1993	7699	0	Mit Tank Wash, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 6:30 p.m. on May 11, 1993, Employee #1 was inside a tank cleaning it with xylene. The tank had Pluradyne in it. Employee #1 had on the wrong respirator and was not wearing a safety harness retrieval system. Additionally, the attendant was not at the top of the tank. Employee #1 died in the tank.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, LIFELINE, CONFINED SPACE, PPE, WORK RULES, XYLENE, CLEANING, OVEREXPOSURE, TANK, RESPIRATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106217029			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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