OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #517219

ASPHYXIATED,SUFFOCATED,CANAL,WORK RULES,INHALATION,COAL,TRUCK,OVERTURN

1988-11-07T00:00:00

Event: ASPHYXIATED,SUFFOCATED,CANAL,WORK RULES,INHALATION,COAL,TRUCK,OVERTURN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 517219
Report ID: 931800

Event description

Employee suffocates to death from coke inhalation

Investigation abstract

Employee #1's truck overturned in a canal and he suffocated to death from inhali ng coke.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
9

Source
40

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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