Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 83115.015 - Employee is killed in scrubber

Accident Summary Nr: 83115.015 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 02/19/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1126449.015	02/19/2016	4953	562211	104818 - Tradebe Treatment And Recycling Llc

Abstract: On February 19, 2015, employees were to perform preventive maintenance inspection inside of a scrubber, which is maintained free of oxygen by means of a nitrogen blanket. When the designated attendant could not find the entrant employee, other employees searched for him. The entrant employee was found inside the scrubber (a metal tube) where he had been preparing to clean it out. He was found to be unresponsive. The employee was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Lake County coroner.

Keywords: Air Contamination, Chemical, Confined Space, Nitrogen, Oxygen

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1126449.015	28	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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