Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 825604 - Employee dies of asphyxia after acute asthma attack

Accident Summary Nr: 825604 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 09/13/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104477203	09/28/1990	3369	0	Triad, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was asked by a coworker to remove a spout from a drum of unise 621, which is 40 percent methylene bisphenyl isocyanate. He heated the spout with an oxyacetylene torch. Within a few minutes, he suffered a severe asthma attack. Paramedics were called, but Employee #1 died within 30 minutes at a local hospital. Employee #1 had suffered asthma only since starting employment with this company four years ago. Management and medical professionals did not link his asthma to methylene bisphenyl isocyanate, a well known sensitizer in the work place.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, ASPHYXIATED, ALLERGIC REACTION, MDI, WORK RULES, TOXIC FUMES, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104477203			Fatality	Asphyxia	Welders and cutters

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