OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #707885

RESPIRATORY,MAINTENANCE,ASPHYXIATED,VENTILATION,CONFINED SPACE,AIR CONDITIONER,INHALATION,FREON,GAS LEAK

1986-07-23T00:00:00

Event: RESPIRATORY,MAINTENANCE,ASPHYXIATED,VENTILATION,CONFINED SPACE,AIR CONDITIONER,INHALATION,FREON,GAS LEAK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 707885
Report ID: 352420

Event description

EMPLOYEE ASPHYXIATED BY FREON LEAKING FROM AIR CONDITIONER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 ENTERED A BASEMENT TO SERVICE AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. HE WAS OVE RCOME BY FREON #12, WHICH APPARENTLY HAD BEEN LEAKING FROM THE SYSTEM FOR SOME T IME.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
21

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
215

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0871

Task assigned
1

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