OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221567167
SUPERIOR INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LLC
HOUSTON, TX—
Event description
Employee passes out while spray painting in respirator, late
Investigation abstract
At 7:45 p.m. on May 18, 2023, an employee working for a paint and coating manufacturer was wearing a 3M half-face respirator while spray coating MacroPoxy 646 Fast Cure Epoxy on parts. The employee was spraying the last parts of the day when he began feeling chest pain. The employee used his inhaler twice but passed out. A coworker (supervisor) called an ambulance which took the employee to the hospital. The employee never recovered, had no brain activity and was taken off life support a week after the incident. The employee died of cardiovascular failure.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 45 M
- Event type
- 12
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