Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 868844 - TWO EMPLOYEES KILLED AFTER ENTERING CONFINED SPACE

Accident Summary Nr: 868844 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 07/14/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105935936	07/17/1989	2819	0	Mcgean-Roheo, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 of Mcgean-Roheo Incorporated, entered a scrubber wastewater cylinder tank that was 6 ft deep and 4 ft in diameter, to clean the tank. He was not wearing respiratory protection. Employee #1 collapsed once inside the tank. Employee #2 donned an air-purifying respirator and entered the tank in hopes of rescuing Employee #1. Employee #2 also collapsed. The Fire Department arrived, and removed the employees from the tank, who had both been killed. While the cause of death was not determined, it is suspected that carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide was the cause.

Keywords: CONFINED SPACE, TANK CLEANING, RESPIRATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105935936			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	105935936			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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