Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201261104 - Employee Killed From Breathing In Fumes

Accident Summary Nr: 201261104 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 01/24/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305080038	01/25/2002	1799	0	Arlington Porcelain Refinishing, Inc.

Abstract: On January 24, 2002, Employee #1 was using stripper to strip bathroom walls at a job site. Employee #1 was last seen alive at approximately 11:30 a.m. and was later found at 12:14 p.m. not responsive. Employee #1 was not wearing respiratory protection and the local exhaust system was not on, when medical personnel arrived. The stripper contained methylene chloride, naptha, methanol, and isopropanol. He apparently died from breathing in the fumes contained in the stripper.

Keywords: METHYL ALCOHOL, ASPHYXIATED, ISOPROPANOL, METHYLENE CHLORIDE, NAPHTHA, RESPIRATOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305080038			Fatality	Asphyxia	Painters, construction and maintenance

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