On Tuesday, January 21, a veteran of the chemical plant died after falling into a VAT of corrosive acid.
According to employees of the fire service in Dayton (Ohio) this happened to 60-year-old Dan Swisher.
The Montgomery County coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger said that 60-year-old veteran, who has worked for 30 years, fell into a VAT at Techmetals Inc. Detailed circumstances of his death are not known.
According to the call made to 911, the man got into the limited space in the tank, so it was hard to get. Officers tried to pull him out of the tank, which was a depth of about four feet. When they pulled him out, they performed CPR until the arrival of medical assistance.
«We don’t know what caused this incident, said WHIO chief of fire Department Dayton Mike Fasnacht. I don’t know whether it was the industrial accident or health problems».
This person worked in the company for several years, said the chief of the Dayton fire district Mike Fasnacht.
According to the fire protection of Dayton, in the tank was liquid chromic acid. Techmetals working with chemicals, which are used for metallization and coating for a variety of industries.
According to the National center for biotechnology information, acid is considered extremely toxic. Direct contact with skin or eyes «causes severe skin burns and eye damage», and inhalation can lead to death.
