OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14465850
DELTA SOLVENTS & CHEMICALS CO.
HOUSTON, TX·
Event description
One killed, one injured by trichloroethane exposure
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were cleaning the rust from the bottom of a storage tank con taining 1,1,1-trichloroethane when they were overcome by the fumes. Employee #1 died of asphyxia and Employee #2 was hospitalized.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 2495
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 2495
- Task assigned
- 1
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