Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 657718 - Employee dies of lung rupture after inhaling helium

Accident Summary Nr: 657718 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 06/06/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109621912	06/08/1995	5812	0	Mcdonalds

Abstract: Employee #1, a worker at McDonald's, was helping a coworker fill balloons with helium when he decided to inhale the helium directly from the compressed gas cylinder. The compressed helium expanded in his lungs, causing them to burst and killing him.

Keywords: LUNG, WORK RULES, COMPRESSED GAS, INHALATION, RUPTURE, HORSEPLAY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109621912			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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