Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 913459 - EMPLOYEE DIES WHEN OVEREXPOSED TO TRICHLOROETHANE

Accident Summary Nr: 913459 -- Report ID: 0552625 -- Event Date: 07/02/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108054933	07/09/1990	3535	0	Livonia Magnetics

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 ENTERED A CONVEYOR PIT WITH A COMPOUND CONTAINING A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE TO CLEAN UP OIL THAT HAD LEAKED FROM THE CONVEYER. THE CORONER'S REPORT INDICATED THAT EMPLOYEE #1 DIED FROM AN OVEREXPOSURE TO THE ABOVE CHEMICAL. THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE AT A FACILITY OWNED BY PHOENIX METALS (C #108054941).

Keywords: TRICHLOROETHANE, ASPHYXIATED, VAPOR, CONFINED SPACE, PPE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, TOXIC FUMES, OVEREXPOSURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108054933			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported

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