Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14534168 - Employee dies after on-the-job asthma attack

Accident Summary Nr: 14534168 -- Report ID: 0931300 -- Event Date: 07/18/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110636354	08/30/1990	9711	0	Navcams Westpac

Abstract: Employee #1 was changing the polishing compound in a bowling ball cleaner. When he started the machine, the compound block jumped off the axle center, releasing a cloud of dust from the bowling ball compound. Soon thereafter, Employee #1, who was a chronic asthmatic, suffered an acute attack. During transport to the hospital, he suffered heart failure and subsequent brain damage and pneumonia. Employee #1 died 24 days later.

Keywords: HEART, RESPIRATORY, MAINTENANCE, DUST, PPE, WORK RULES, INHALATION, CARDIAC ARREST, BRAIN, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110636354			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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