OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14500110
TWIN TOWN MILK MEN
JACKSON, WI·
Event description
Employee dies of carbon monoxide exposure in tank truck
Investigation abstract
Employee #2 entered into a whey tanker truck that had been cleaned by a clean in sure. place (CIP) process. The CIP operation failed to remove the precipitated sugars that had settled into the bottom. Carbon monoxide was generated by a reaction b etween the whey sugars and sodium hydroxide. Employee #2 entered the tanker and started to hose it out. After he was 2/3 finished, he felt dizzy and exited the tank. Because no one was cleaning his truck tanker, Employee #1 entered the tank er and started to clean. He was found face down in the tank a short time later. Employees #3 and #4 entered to rescue him. Once Employee #1 was removed, unsucce ssful attempts were made to revive him. Employee #1 died of carbon monoxide expo
Victims (4)
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#1 Fatality Age 55 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 25
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 10
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 25
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 10
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 25
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 10
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 25
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 10
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 2
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