Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1442037 - Showbiz Pizza Place Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1442037

Report ID: 0626300

Date Opened: 10/18/1984

Site Address:
Showbiz Pizza Place Inc
1905 Nw Loop 281
Longview, TX 75604

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5812

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 10/18/1984

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/18/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360639850

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14399307

Event: 10/11/1984

EMPLOYEE DELIBERATELY INHALED HAZARDOUS VAPORS

EMPLOYEE #1, NEW TO THE JOB, HAD A HISTORY OF INHALING VARIOUS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN ORDER TO GET "HIGH." THIS HISTORY WAS UNKNOWN TO THE EMPLOYER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSIGNED TO USE 1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE TO CLEAN OLD GLUE FROM LETTERS THAT HAD FALLEN OFF A GAME MACHINE. HE WAS THEN TO REGLUE THE LETTERS. HE WAS WORKING IN A SHOP AREA OF A PIZZA PARLOR/ENTERTAINMENT CENTER KNOWN AS THE "TECH ROOM." EMPLOYEE #1 DELIBERATELY PLACED HIS NOSE AND MOUTH OVER THE LID OPENING OF A 1-GALLON CAN OF SOLVENT AND INHALED THE VAPORS. AFTER DOING THIS REPEATEDLY, HE BECAME UNCONSCIOUS. ALL EFFORTS TO REVIVE HIM FAILED.

Keywords: TRICHLOROETHANE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CLEANING, INHALATION, CLEANING FLUID, TOXIC FUMES

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1442037			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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