Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316485499 - Stremel Mfg Llc Dba Premier Precision Group

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Investigation Summary

On March 14, 2012, Employee #1 was assigned to do some touch-up work with an aerosol can of solvent based paint (a combination of ALV-Aerosol and Acrylic Modified Alkyd Enamel). According to fellow workers, he was not feeling very well but worked until the end of his shift at 2:30 p.m. and left for home. Later that same night, he had a severe asthma attack while at home and went into cardiac arrest. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital in Rogers, MN, and later moved to North Memorial, where he remained in a coma in the ICU until he passed away on March 30, 2012. He had a preexisting asthma condition and had been hospitalized in March of 2011, but was cleared to return to work with no restrictions..

Keywords: INHALATION, CARDIAC ARREST, PAINT SOLVENT