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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14522510

CONFINED SPACE,CLEANING,INHALATION,TRAILER TRUCK,TRUCK,CLEANING FLUID,TOXIC FUMES,TRAILER

Event
CONFINED SPACE,CLEANING,INHALATION,TRAILER TRUCK,TRUCK,CLEANING FLUID,TOXIC FUMES,TRAILER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14522510
Report ID
522300

Event description

PROBABLE INHALATION OF FUMES IN A CONFINED SPACE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 ENTERED THE TRAILER OF A TRUCK IN ORDER TO CLEAN IT. AN ORGANIC SOLV ENT, A SOAP, AND AN ACID CLEANER WERE BROUGHT IN BY EMPLOYEE #1 IN BUCKETS TO WA SH THE FLOORS AND WALLS OF THE TRAILER. A HALF HOUR LATER, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FOUND BY A CO-WORKER ON THE FLOOR OF THE TRAILER.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 60 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1730
    Task assigned
    1

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