Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14449763 - Employee Overcome By Freon Gas In Confined Space
Accident: 14449763 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 09/24/1986 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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2416337 | 09/25/1986 | 3851 | Lantz Lenses, Inc. | ||||
ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 ENTERED A 4.8 FEET DEEP FLOOR SUMP PIT TO CLEAR AWAY ACCUMULATED SLUDGE. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER HE WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIT. A FEW MINUTES LATER WHEN HE WAS PULLED FROM THE PIT HE APPEARED TO BE BREATHING. HE WAS RUSHED TO A HOSPITAL, WHERE HE WAS DECLARED DEAD 1 1/2 HOURS LATER. FREON 113 VAPORS IN EXCESS OF 2800 PPM WERE FOUND IN THE PIT THE NEXT DAY. CONFINED SPACE ENTRY PROCEDURES FOR THIS PIT HAD NOT BEEN DEVELOPED. | |||||||
Keywords:
respiratory, unconsciousness, confined space, work rules, cleaning, inhalation, freon, pit
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 2416337 | Fatality | Poisoning(Systemic) | Janitors and cleaners |