OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535355
FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY
DEVILS LAKE, ND·
Event description
Employee dies of asphyxia after chemical exposure
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was repairing a tractor tire in a field in a rural area. He was work ing with a calcium chloride solution as well as with several chemical compounds commonly used in tire repair work when he suddenly collapsed. Employee #1 rose f rom the ground, walked a few feet, and then collapsed again. Efforts to revive h im were unsuccessful, and he died. The autopsy report stated that Employee #1 di ed of asphyxia by inhalation of a noxious substance that caused his lungs to fil l with mucous. The substance that caused this reaction was not identified.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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