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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221430481

HAPPY FIX REFINISHING INC.

Event
Chemical Exposure, Chemical Vapor, Overcome by vapors
NAICS
238390
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345742597
Employer profile
HAPPY FIX REFINISHING INC.
Summary number
221430481
Report ID
0215000
Project type
C

Event description

Employee is killed by chemical exposure while refinishing ba

Investigation abstract

At 4:30 p.m. on January 24, 2022, an employee worked to refinish a bathtub using a stripping agent (Methylene Chloride). While working, the employee was overcome by the chemical vapors and killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 23 M

    Event type
    8

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