Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14308944 - Employee killed by carbon monoxide poisoning

Accident Summary Nr: 14308944 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 08/21/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113763528	08/21/1995	2819	0	Reagent Chemical & Research, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 returned from a work break and entered a vertical mill pit. His coworkers were still on break. He was found dead on the dirt landing, which is 4 feet below grade. Employee #1 did not understand that there was carbon monoxide gas in the pit. The equipment involved included an Isomax blue flame burnace and a Raymond vertical mill.

Keywords: CONFINED SPACE, WORK RULES, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, SCBA, PIT, POISONING, UNTRAINED, CARBON MONOXIDE, COMMUNICATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113763528			Fatality	Amputation	Crushing and grinding machine operators

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