OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14386809
EMERGENCY RESPONSE,PPE,WORK RULES,HAZARDOUS WASTE,TOXIC FUMES,OVEREXPOSURE,PESTICIDE,CHEMICAL
Event description
Employee killed, possibly by hazardous waste absorption
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a hazardous waste worker who worked at regular sites, performed eme rgency responses that exposed him to a variety of chemicals. One week, he handle d two emergency responses that exposed him to Moiestan (a pesticide) and phorate s. The Moiestan pesticide response involved employees in level C ppe rather than level B, as required by the industry safety standard. Employee #1 died the foll owing week. The previous exposures combined with an open wound on his heel could have caused Employee #1's death. The coroner had not determined yet if chemical exposure lead to his death.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 40
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 2064
- Task assigned
- 1
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