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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14388441

ASPHYXIATED,SKIN,CYANIDE

Event
ASPHYXIATED,SKIN,CYANIDE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14388441
Report ID
524700

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED HE WAS ASPHYXIATED WITH CYANIDE.

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 died in the hospital after being treated for asphyxiation due to ski n absorption of cyanide from plating tanks.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    25
    Event type
    10
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    9
    Hazardous substance
    0790
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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