Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 724336 - Employee asphyxiated in tank during fire

Accident Summary Nr: 724336 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 08/01/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108724485	08/01/1994	1761	0	Cooper & Sons Roofing Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working inside a 1,000 gallon tanker that was approximately 2/3 full of cooled roofing asphalt. He was using a propane torch to heat and remove some of the asphalt within the confined space when the material caught fire. Unable to escape, Employee #1 died of asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, WORK RULES, FIRE, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, CONSTRUCTION, PROPANE TORCH, TANK, ASPHALT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108724485			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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