Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 677146 - Employee dies when overexposed to toluene

Accident Summary Nr: 677146 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 09/04/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101650836	09/04/1987	2893	0	Sun Chemical Corp., General Printing Ink Div.

Abstract: On September 3, 1987, Employee #1 had used a large handheld pad of steel wool and a few gallons of reclaim solvent, comprised largely of toluene, to clean the walls and floor of a 40 in. tall, 37 in. diameter cylindrical metal tub. He clocked out of work at 8:00 p.m. but was found dead in the tub the next morning. Confidential personnel file data indicated that Employee #1 had received two previous written reprimands for cleaning tubs that were already clean just for the sake of getting high on toluene vapors. Respirators have not been worn during tub cleaning operations in the past. Air sampling is being performed to evaluate the exposure levels which occur when tub cleaning is performed in a normal manner.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CLEANING, TOLUENE, INTOXICATED, AIR CONTAMINATION, CLEANING FLUID, TOXIC FUMES, OVEREXPOSURE, RESPIRATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101650836			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported

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