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Accident Summary Nr: 14312367 - EMPLOYEE DIED FROM MESOTHELIOMA OF RIGHT LUNG

Accident Summary Nr: 14312367 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 03/05/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2149862	03/26/1987	3571	0	I B M Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1, A MAINTANANCE ELECTRICIAN, DIED FROM MESOTHELIOMA ON MARCH 5, 1987. HE WAS ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE IN MID 1986. SEVERAL OF THE BUILDINGS IN WHICH HE WORKED CONTAINED ASBESTOS. THE EMPLOYEE MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED DURING HIS PRIOR EMPLOYMENT. VARIOUS WORK ASSIGNMENTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE EMPLOYEE'S EMPLOYMENT INVOLVED THE REMOVAL OR DISTURBANCE OF ASBESTOS INSULATION.

Keywords: LUNG, ELECTRICIAN, ASBESTOS REMOVAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2149862			Fatality	Cancer	Occupation not reported

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