Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201102266 - Employee suffers acute inhalation injury from isocyanate

Accident Summary Nr: 201102266 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 07/10/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300815123	08/21/2001	1799	0	Vintage Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On July 9, 2001, five employees were applying a surfacing compound containing isocyanates to playground equipment and a tennis court. Employee #1 began to experience severe respiratory distress. He was transported to the local hospital for treatment and admitted for 5 days for acute inhalation injury from isocyanates.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, INHALATION, TOXIC FUMES, ISOCYANATE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300815123			Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Construction of playing fields, tennis courts Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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