OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1005321
BROOKLYNN COLLEGE CUNY
BROOKLYN, NY·
Event description
Four employees exposed to propylene oxide after explosion
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a biology professor, removed two 1-quart glass bottles of propylene oxide from a freezer, and placed them overnight under a laboratory hood. One of the bottles exploded, exposing Employees #1 through #4 to chemical vapors, for which they were hospitalized. Employee #1 said that there was probably a crack i n the bottle, resulting in a pressurized explosion. There is no other apparent e xplanation because the other bottle did not explode.
Victims (4)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2215
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2215
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2215
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2215
- Task assigned
- 1
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