Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115173486 - Jerry Van Bavel Dba Capitol Tavern

Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Spokane Service Location, Spokane, Wa

Investigation Summary

Employees #1 and #2, who were regular customers of a tavern, were told by the owner that if they cleaned out his basement, they could keep anything they salvaged. They were dismantling an old compressor when a piece of it fell and knocked the valve off an old tank that still contained ammonia. Both employees inhaled ammonia vapors that were released from the tank. Employee #1 managed to escape from the basement; he was hospitalized. Employee #2 was overcome by the vapors before he could escape and was killed.

Keywords: LUNG, DISMANTLING, AMMONIA, INHALATION, GAS, CHEMICAL BURN, GAS LEAK, TANK, UNTRAINED