Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 947424 - Employee dies of heart attack

Accident Summary Nr: 947424 -- Report ID: 0355119 -- Event Date: 11/07/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105765424	11/14/1989	2499	0	Sonoco Products Co. - Baker Div.

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 a.m. on November 7, 1989, Employee #1 arrived at the plant before the 7:30 a.m. start-up. He was changing the lp gas cylinder on the Allis Chalmers forklift by shutting off the valve and disconnecting a 1/2 in. braided flexible pipe from the tank to the engine. Employee #1 broke the pipe loose at the tank, and propane gas pressurized in the 36 in. long pipe sprayed into his face. Employee #1 died of arteriosclerotic heart disease, not from the lp gas spewed into his face.

Keywords: HEART, HEART ATTACK, INHALATION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LP GAS, PROPANE, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105765424			Fatality	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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