OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14388441
RYKON SPECIALIZED PLATING, INC.
AVON LAKE, OH·
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)
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#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
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#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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