Accident Report Detail
Accident: 920629 - Employee Dies Of Asthma Attack From Chlorine
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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108994666 | 10/01/1992 | 2061 | Okeelanta Corporation |
On September 30, 1992, Employee #1, the water plant operator, was changing a 150 lb chlorine cylinder. He had loosened the yoke around the cylinder when he was sprayed by a blast of chlorine vapors. The employee was asthmatic and the chlorine exposure triggered a fatal asthma attack. It appeared that Employee #1 tried to first remove the cylinder without closing the valve.
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 108994666 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |