OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14278477

PRATT & WHITNEY - SOUTHINGTON PLANT

SOUTHINGTON, CT· 1987-02-26T00:00:00

Event: RESPIRATORY, WORK RULES, FIRE, INHALATION, CHEMICAL REACTION, TOXIC FUMES, RESPIRATOR
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100177732
Employer profile: PRATT & WHITNEY - SOUTHINGTON PLANT
Summary number: 14278477
Report ID: 112000

Event description

30 EMPLOYEES INHALED TOXIC FUMES FROM TEFLON DECOMPOSITION

Investigation abstract

FIRE BRIGADE MEMBERS WERE FIGHTING A FIRE WHICH GENERATED TOXIC FUMES FROM THE D ECOMPOSITION OF TEFLON. EMPLOYEES NOT ENGAGED IN FIRE FIGHTING ACTIVITIES WERE N OT MOVED BACK FAR ENOUGH FROM THE FUMES. EMPLOYEES #1 THROUGH #30 INHALED THE FU MES AND WERE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE ADMITTED. THE OTHERS WERE TREATED AND RELEASED.

Victims (30)

#1 Hospitalized Age 28 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
637

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#10 Non-hospitalized injury Age 63 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#11 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#12 Non-hospitalized injury Age 36 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#13 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#14 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#15 Non-hospitalized injury Age 49 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#16 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#17 Non-hospitalized injury Age 42 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#18 Non-hospitalized injury Age 46 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#19 Non-hospitalized injury Age 34 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#2 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
637

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#20 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#21 Non-hospitalized injury Age 47 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#22 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#23 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#24 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#25 Non-hospitalized injury Age 44 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#26 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#27 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#28 Non-hospitalized injury Age 42 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#29 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
637

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#30 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
637

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 56 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 41 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1
#9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
44

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2329

Task assigned
1

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