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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221443310

B & R REPAIR, INC.

Event
Bleach, Confined Space, Inspecting, Overexposure, Tank Truck, Trailer
NAICS
811198
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345821060
Employer profile
B & R REPAIR, INC.
Summary number
221443310
Report ID
0521400

Event description

Employee is killed while inspecting confined space

Investigation abstract

At 3:20 p.m. on March 7, 2022, an employee was inspecting the inside of a semi tank trailer for DOT certification. The employee was found in the trailer after collapsing in the confined space. His cause of death was unknown pending an autopsy report, appeared to have been caused by overexposure to sodium hypochlorite.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 48 M

    Event type
    8

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