OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14299515
VENTILATION,INHALATION,TOXIC FUMES,LEAD
Event description
INHALED LEAD FUMES IN INDOOR FIRING RANGE
Investigation abstract
THE TWO EMPLOYEES WERE OVEREXPOSED TO LEAD WHILE PROVIDING INSTRUCTION IN FIREAR MS USE AT AN INDOOR FIRING RANGE. AIR SAMPLES TAKEN WHILE HANDGUNS WERE BEING FI RED INDICATED A LEAD EXPOSURE LEVEL OF 85.1 TIMES THE PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT . VENTILATION OF THE INDOOR RANGE CONSISTED OF ONE EXHAUST FAN DRAWING 1572 FEET PER MINUTE. THE TWO EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED TO THE LEAD ROUGHLY 45 DAYS A YEAR. THE INDOOR RANGE WAS CLOSED BY THE EMPLOYER UNTIL MORE VENTILATION COULD BE PROV IDED.
Victims (2)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 424
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1591
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 424
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1591
- Task assigned
- 1
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