OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14250435
GENERAL TIME INSTRUMENTS INC
DAVIDSON, NC·
Event description
INHALATION OF SOLVENT VAPORS CAUSED CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA
Investigation abstract
A TWENTY TWO YEAR OLD FEMALE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO RETREIVE A PRINTED CIRCUIT BO ARD FROM THE BOTTOM OF A LIQUID-VAPOR PHASE DEGREASER. SHE BENT OVER THE DEGREAS ER FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-4 MINUTES, USING A STIFF LENGTH OF HOOKED WIRE TO GRASP T HE BOARD. AFTER HOOKING THE P.C. BOARD, THE EMPLOYEE STOOD UP AND LOST CONSCIOUS NESS. SHE SUBSEQUENTLY DIED OF CARDIAC ARREST DUE TO ACUTE CARDIAC ARRHYMIA. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A HALF-MASK RESPIRATOR, WITH CARTRIDGES APPROVED FOR DUSTS , MISTS AND FUMES.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 F
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 25
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 764
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2485
- Task assigned
- 2
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