Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 888115 - Employee dies from exposure to methylene chloride vapors

Accident Summary Nr: 888115 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 11/23/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108414665	11/23/1993	2891	0	Fox Industries Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning a 250-gallon reactor vessel by pumping the solvent out of the tank, which was a confined space. He then looked in to see how clean the tank was. He had been told by the plant manager to have the next user of the tank check to see if it was clean enough to use in mixing his product. Employee #1 never did so, and was later found slumped down in the tank. He never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead. The coroner's report showed extremely high levels of methylene chloride, the cleaning solvent used, in Employee #1's body.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, VAPOR, CONFINED SPACE, PPE, METHYLENE CHLORIDE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, OVEREXPOSURE, TANK, RESPIRATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108414665			Fatality	Asphyxia	Production helpers

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