Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 84492.015 - Employee working inside tank dies from heart attack

Accident Summary Nr: 84492.015 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 04/09/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1139943.015	04/12/2016	4959	562910	104933 - Summitt Environmental Services Llc

Abstract: On April 9, 2016, Employee #1 was inside a 48-foot by 100-foot tank. He was using a broom to sweep up debris on a floating roof. Coworkers reported that the weather was cool. Employee #1 sat down to take a break for about five minutes. Then he went back to sweeping. Employee #1 sat back down and slumped over onto the floating roof. Coworkers later reported that Employee #1's eyes were open and his breathing labored. Several employees removed Employee #1 via a manway from the inside of the tank and moved him onto the top of the tank. They started CPR as well as utilizing an AED. The employee was pronounced dead by a coroner who was among the emergency responders. The tank in which the employee was working had no reported hazardous atmosphere. Employee #1 was wearing only a "filtering mask" due to dust. The coroner's report said that Employee #1 died from natural causes.

Keywords: Cardiovasc System, Cleaning, Confined Space, Dust, Emergency Response, PPE, Respiratory, Tank, Tank Cleaning, Unconsciousness

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1139943.015	44	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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