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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221360662

Ammonia,Asphyxiated,Backhoe,Burn,Chemical,Chemical Burn,Chemical Exposure,Chemical Vapor,Corrosive,Defect,Defective,Defective Equipment,Equipment Operator,Excavation,Excavator,Inhalation,Landfill,Lung,Non-PEL Overexposure,Overcome by vapors,Overexposure,PPE,Respirator,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Vapor

Event
Ammonia,Asphyxiated,Backhoe,Burn,Chemical,Chemical Burn,Chemical Exposure,Chemical Vapor,Corrosive,Defect,Defective,Defective Equipment,Equipment Operator,Excavation,Excavator,Inhalation,Landfill,Lung,Non-PEL Overexposure,Overcome by vapors,Overexposure,PPE,Respirator,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Vapor
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
221360662
Report ID
0522500

Event description

Employee burns lungs, backhoe released ammonia vapor cloud

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 56 M

    Event type
    8
    Occupation code
    7020

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