A 20-year-old laborer drowned in a bin filled with water after inhaling toxic fumes. The worker was standing on a 23-inch ladder using a high-pressure steam hose to clean glue from the bottom of a bin when he fell into the bin and drowned. No co-workers were nearby and it was more than an hour before he was discovered in the bin, which was overflowing with water. The worker's job was to clean bins filled with sealants, glues and adhesives all containing trichloroethane, a heavy, colorless substance that is highly toxic. He was not wearing a respirator and there were no […]
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