OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14232243
BURN,DERMATITIS,CHEMICAL
Event description
SIX EMPLOYEES HOPSITALIZED FROM CHEMICAL BURN
Investigation abstract
Six employees were making the first two of six batches of pseudourea, 2-(2-dimet hylamino) ethyl-2-third, dihydrochloride during July 20 and July 22. The six emp loyees were hospitalized for chemical dermatitis from exposure to pseudourea, 2- (2-dimethylamino) ethyl-2-third, dihydrochloride.
Victims (6)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 10
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 16
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 10
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 16
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 10
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 16
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 10
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 16
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 10
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 16
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Hospitalized Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 10
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 16
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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