OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14200315
DRESSE/WAYNE INDUSTRIES
SALISBURY, MD·
Event description
EMPLOYEE ILL FROM PAINT BOOTH EXPOSURE
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was involved with operation of the Ransburg electrostatic paint spra he belts operating the fan may not have been replaced properly, causing the vent ilation to fail. ying equipment. Her duties included entering the touch- up booth to perform touc h-up or painting. On this particular day the Employee #1 was only wearing a part iculate dust mask, instead of the proper full facepiece respirator-F160 TC-23C-9 0, F60 prefilter for paint lacquers and enamel mist for use with the Glendale Or ganic Vapor Cartridge (-21(TC-23C-88)- which is provided by the company. Employe e #1 entered the booth and was exposed to paint and thinner vapors and became na useated. Exhaust ventilation for booth may not have been working. According to m anagement, a few days prior to the incident the exhaust system was cleaned and t
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 759
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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