At age 17, Timothy had no plans of dying. But fate forced a change in those plans one day. The laborer was tasked with cleaning the interior of metal molds used to form plastic containers. The job involved applying four ounces of tetrachloroethylene (also known at perchloroethylene) to a cloth rag, which was used to wipe the surface of the mold. The depth of the mold was greater than the length of his arm, so Tim had to bend into the vessel so that his head was inside the mold. Eight hours later Tim was found dead. He died of asphyxiation as […]