Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201924743 - Employee Dies from Solvent Overexposure

Accident Summary Nr: 201924743 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 02/04/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311961601	02/09/2009	2434	337110	Wong'S Contracting Company, Inc.

Abstract: On February 4, 2009, Employee #1 was spraying lacquer that contained toluene and was laminating Formica with a bonding agent that contained toluene. Employee #1 then had Saturday and Sunday off. Employee #1 stained wood Monday and Tuesday with a stain that contained solvents but not toluene. Employee #1 left work at approximately 7:00 p.m. Employee #1 became ill while at home. When he first got home, everything was fine. Then, he became dizzy, was vomiting, had seizures, and followed by cardiac arrest. Employee #1 was hospitalized in January 27, 2009 and died on February 4, 2009. Upon further investigation, Employee #1 died from a solvent overexposure (not specified but medical examiner believes it was toluene).

Keywords: TOLUENE, OVEREXPOSURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311961601			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Cabinet makers and bench carpenters

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