OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14566889
CRYOVAC DIVISION W. R. GRACE & CO.
SIMPSONVILLE, SC—
Event description
EMPLOYEE DIED OF HEPATITIS AFTER SHORT ILLNESS
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS AN OPERATOR IN THE EXTRUDER AREA, WHERE POLYETHYLENE OXIDE AND P OLYVINYLCHLORIDE WAS USED TO PRODUCE PLASTIC FILM. THE EMPLOYEE DIED OF FULMINAN T HEPATITIS AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS. THE ILLNESS WAS DETERMINED TO BE NOT JOB RELA TED. NO CAUSAL FACTORS WERE NOTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 27
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 755
- Human factor
- 16
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Task assigned
- 1
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