OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14211023

BURN,BUILDING,SUFFOCATED,FIRE,INHALATION,TORCH,SMOKE INHALATION

1985-04-06T00:00:00

Event: BURN,BUILDING,SUFFOCATED,FIRE,INHALATION,TORCH,SMOKE INHALATION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14211023
Report ID: 352440

Event description

EMPLOYEE DIES FROM INHALING SMOKE FROM A BURNING BUILDING

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a watchman and small job laborer, died while inhaling smoke from a building fire. The precise cause of the fire was not known. However, witnesses o bserved this employee burning strings around wheels using a cutting torch.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 68 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0530

Task assigned
1

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