Accident Report Detail
Accident: 734673 - Inhaled Methylene Chloride Vapors
Accident: 734673 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 07/16/1986 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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3219383 | 07/17/1986 | 1629 | Turner Murphy Co., Inc. | ||||
A PAINTING COMPANY HAD PLACED PAINT REMOVER (STRIPPER-SOLVENT) ON THE FLOOR OF A BASEMENT TO REMOVE OLD PAINT. THE PAINT REMOVER CONTAINED A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF METHELENE CHLORIDE. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE UPSTAIRS IN THE BUILDING. EMPLOYEE #1 DIRECTED EMPLOYEE #2 TO GO TO THE BASEMENT AND TURN ON THE SUMP PUMP. BY THIS TIME THE BASEMENT HAD FILLED WITH METHELENE CHLORIDE FUMES. WHEN EMPLOYEE #2 GOT TO THE SUMP PUMP HE PASSED OUT. EMPLOYEE #1 WENT DOWN A LITTLE LATER TO CHECK ON EMPLOYEE #2. HE WAS ALSO OVERCOME BY THE FUMES. EMPLOYEE #2 SURVIVED; EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED. THE BASEMENT WAS 30 FEET LONG BY 24 FEET WIDE. AN AIR SAMPLE TAKEN IN THE BASEMENT REVEALED 1280 PPM OF METHYLENE CHLORIDE. | |||||||
Keywords:
unconsciousness, confined space, methylene chloride, inhalation, paint solvent, toxic fumes
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 3219383 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Supervisors; carpenters and related workers | |||
2 | 3219383 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Carpenters |