OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221627748

QUALAWASH HOLDINGS, LLC

LA PORTE, TX· 2023-12-23T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Carbon Monoxide, Carboxyhemoglobin, Chemical, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Vapor, Confined Space, Entry Permit, Gas, Inhalation, Lack of Work Procedures, Lack of oxygen, Lost consciousness, Lung, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Poisoning, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Tank, Tank Cleaning, Unresponsive
NAICS: 562998
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347186579
Employer profile: QUALAWASH HOLDINGS, LLC
Summary number: 221627748
Report ID: 0626700

Event description

Employee dies from CO exposure while cleaning bulk liquid ta

Investigation abstract

At 12:07 p.m. on December 23, 2023, an employee working as an equipment washer for a contract tank service was cleaning a bulk liquid waste tank that had contained acetic acid. The employee was found unresponsive inside the tank. The employee was transported to the emergency room and was pronounced dead eleven minutes after arrival. There was no visible trauma on the employee. The employee had died from possible carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and/or asphyxiation.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 53 M

Event type
8

Occupation code
887

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