Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 699736 - Employee killed when lowered into degreaser

Accident Summary Nr: 699736 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 01/12/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102587482	01/16/1996	3479	0	Trutec Industries Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, an operator in a heat treating department, was lowered into a vapor degreaser containing trichlorethylene to retrieve a clipboard of papers. He was overcome by the heat and fumes and passed out. Employee #1 died before he could be retrieved.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, VAPOR, TOXIC FUMES, TRICHLORETHYLENE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102587482			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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