Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 894733 - Employee dies of CO poisoning while sandblasting

Accident Summary Nr: 894733 -- Report ID: 0355121 -- Event Date: 11/22/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105734073	11/22/1991	8999	0	Sterilizaton Services Of Virginia

Abstract: Between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on August 31, 1991, Employee #1, who had been sandblasting, was found collapsed by a coworker. The rescue squad was called and Employee #1 was taken to the hospital, where he later died. The medical examiner's report indicated that Employee #1 died of acute carbon monoxide poisoning.

Keywords: POISONING, SANDBLASTING, CARBON MONOXIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105734073			Fatality	Asphyxia	Grinding, abrading, buffing & polishing mach. op's

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