OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14423362
SLAY TRANSPORTATION CO INC
ST LOUIS, MO—
Event description
INHALATION OF CHEMICAL VAPORS
Investigation abstract
AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 A M 06/06/84 TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CLEANING THE INSIDE OF A T THE 170 ACCOMPANYING THE PRINTOUT HAD NO ABSTRACT, SO THE CHEMICAL CANNOT BE CH ECKED. IWG ANK TRUCK, WHICH HAD CONTAINED (CHEMICAL VAPORS). AFTER APPOXIMATELY 2 HOURS OF CLEANING, EMPLOYEE #1 CLIMBED INTO THE TOP OF THE TANK AND OPENED THE DOME LID T O INSERT A DRYER. HE BEGAN COUGHING AFTER HE WAS EXPOSED TO THE CHEMICAL VAPORS ESCAPING FROM THE TANK THROUGH THE OPEN DOME LID. AFTER WALKING APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET EMPLOYEE #1 INDICATED HE COULD NOT "CATCH HIS BREATH" AND THAT HE NEEDED H ELP. HE LOST CONSCIOSNESS AT APPROXIMATELY 6:11 AM, WHILE BEING TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT 7:08 AM. NOTE: THE CHEMICAL VAPOR WAS ORIGI NALLY DESCRIBED IN THIS ABSTRACT AS "INALEIE ARHYDRIDE". (PROBABLY AN ANHYDRIDE)
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 60 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1618
- Task assigned
- 1
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