Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 913442 - EMPLOYEE DIES WHEN OVEREXPOSED TO THILON 502-1

Accident Summary Nr: 913442 -- Report ID: 0552625 -- Event Date: 01/13/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108022849	01/13/1992	3443	0	Abtrex Ind Inc

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 ENTERED A PROCESS TANK TO LINE THE INTERIOR WALL WITH A FLAMMABLE LIQUID MATERIAL REFERRED TO AS THILON 502-1. THE VAPORS FROM THE THILON 502-1 DISPLACED THE OXYGEN WITHIN THE TANK AND, ACCORDING TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINERS, EMPLOYEE #1 ASPHYXIATED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PERFORMING A ROUTINE TASK THAT IS DONE APPROXIMATELY ONCE OR TWICE PER WEEK.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, ASPHYXIATED, VAPOR, CONFINED SPACE, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, PPE, WORK RULES, SCBA, TOXIC FUMES

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108022849			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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