Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14308944 - Employee Killed By Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Accident: 14308944 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 08/21/1995 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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113763528 | 08/21/1995 | 2819 | Reagent Chemical & Research, Inc. | ||||
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
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 113763528 | Fatality | Amputation | Crushing and grinding machine operators |