OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14259212
SLADES INDUSTRIAL SERVICE INC
BATON ROUGE, LA—
Event description
INHALATION OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE
Investigation abstract
A TRAILER MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING DRIED SULFUR FROM THE MANWAY OF A LI QUID SULFUR TRANSPORT TRAILER. HE DIED OF INHALATION OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1480
- Task assigned
- 1
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