Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations

Name: Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations at CLEAN HARBORS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC.
Start: 3/31/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018033109 · 3/31/2018 · CLEAN HARBORS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations

Cause

Event: Engulfment in other collapsing material
Source: Silica

Employer

Name: CLEAN HARBORS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC.
Location: PBF Chalmette Refinery, CHALMETTE, LOUISIANA, 70043
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee entered a tower and was vacuuming out adsorbent that was stuck to the inside walls when the adsorbent became detached from the wall and engulfed the employee. The employee suffered upper body trauma and partial asphyxiation, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown