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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #867788

CARDIOVASC SYSTEM,ASPHYXIATED,VENTILATION,METHYLENE CHLORIDE,INHALATION,TANK CLEANING

Event
CARDIOVASC SYSTEM,ASPHYXIATED,VENTILATION,METHYLENE CHLORIDE,INHALATION,TANK CLEANING
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
867788
Report ID
522300

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED BY INHALATION OF METHYLENE CHLORIDE

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on March 3, 1989, Employee #1 was working on top of a 4 foot by 6 ployee #1 was transported to a hospital at 11:19 a.m. in a state of full cardiop ulmonary arrest. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at 11:26 a.m. An autopsy determ ined the cause of death was inhalation of methylene chloride. foot portable tank which was just cleaned with methylene chloride. Employee #1 h ad a beard and was wearing a half mask chemical cartridge organic vapor respirat or. Shortly thereafter, Employee #1 was found unresponsive inside the tank after having entered through an opening on top. The usual way to enter is to lay the tank on its side and to wear an air-supplied respirator when entering. This comp any had three employees that routinely enter tanks to give them their final clea ning. The company had three air-supplied respirators on site. Employee #1 was re moved from the tank. EMS personnel administered treatment upon their arrival. Em

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 36 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1730
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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