Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 202013355 - Employee Dies From Asphyxiation While Sandblasting Steel
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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302809330 | 02/07/2001 | 3433 | 0 | Yula Corporation |
Abstract: Employee #1 died from asphyxiation while sandblasting stainless steel. He was wearing a supplied air respirator. Employee #1 was required by his employer to wear the respirator when he was sandblasting stainless steel heating coils. A compressed air cylinder was used to supply the air. Employee #1 was transported to a nearby hospital where he died in the emergency room.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 302809330 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Laborers, except construction |