OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1001460
WCI - LAUNDRY DIV./JEFFERSON, IA
JEFFERSON, IA·
Event description
8 EMPLOYEES EXPOSED TO MISTS OF CUTTING OIL
Investigation abstract
EIGHT MACHINE OPERATORS WERE GRINDING, THREADING AND TAPPING HOLES FOR WASHING M RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SUCH AS COUGHING, PHLEGM, SORE THROAT, TIGHTNESS OF CHEST A ND BRONCHITIS. ONE OF THESE EMPLOYEES EXPERIENCED VASCULAR PROBLEMS SUCH AS TACH YCARDIA AND VENTRICULAR ARRYTHMIA. FOUR OTHER EMPLOYEES CONTRACTED DERMATITIS. T HE PROBLEMS WERE CAUSED BY THE LACK OF SPLASH GUARDS AND THE FAILURE TO USE MIST ELIMINATION PROCEDURES. ACHINE PARTS IN MACHINE AND ASSEMBLY DEPARTMENTS A, B AND D. THE MACHINES THE EM PLOYEES WERE OPERATING INCLUDED: CINCINNATI MILICRON CENTERLESS GRINDERS, AUTOMA TIC SCREW MACHINES AND MULTI-HEAD DRILLS. THE MACHINED PARTS ARE FLOODED WITH CU TTING OIL (MINERAL SPIRITS). THE TRADENAME "HOCUT 757" IS A TYPICALLY USED CUTTI NG OIL. IT CONTAINS P-CHLORO M-CRESOL AS A BIOCIDE. AT THE POINT OF USE (20:1 DI LUTION), A 0.1% TO 0.5% OIL MIST IS GENERATED. CONCENTRATIONS OF 2.1 MG/M3, 1.2M G/M3 AND 1.8 MG/M3 ARE GENERATED AT THE CENTERLESS GRINDERS DUE TO THE SHEARING ACTION OF THE HIGH SPEED (1250 PPM) GRINDING STONES. FOUR EMPLOYEES EXPERIENCED
Victims (8)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 45
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0760
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 45
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0760
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 F
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 45
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0760
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 F
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 45
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0760
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 8
- Part of body
- 18
- Event type
- 10
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0760
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 8
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 10
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0760
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 8
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 10
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0760
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 8
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 10
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 0760
- Task assigned
- 1
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