OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #726570

RESPIRATORY,FIRE,SMOKE INHALATION

1988-09-02T00:00:00

Event: RESPIRATORY,FIRE,SMOKE INHALATION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 726570
Report ID: 521700

Event description

Employee dies after restaurant fire

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a part-time employee at a barbecue restaurant, was found lying on t he kitchen floor during a fire originating from cooking equipment. Six days late r, he died of bronchial pneumonia/smoke inhalation according to the coroner's fi nding.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 64 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
15

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1

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