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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14303754

RESPIRATORY,CLEANING,INHALATION,SPILL,TOXIC FUMES

Event
RESPIRATORY,CLEANING,INHALATION,SPILL,TOXIC FUMES
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14303754
Report ID
257210

Event description

EMPLOYEES INHALED FUMES FROM SOLVENT SPILL

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 10 AM ON JUNE 30, 1986, EMPLOYEE #2 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE T WORKER'S AREA. RANSFERRING AND HANDLING SOME SOLVENTS (KEROSENE, METHYLPOLYSILOXANE RESIN SOULT ION AND 107 TOLUENE) IN A PAIL AND BUCKET. THEY MOVED THE SOLVENTS FROM THE STOR AGE AREA TO THE "TYPE AND CORRECT" AREA ON A HANDHOLDING DEVICE (WAGON). THE WAG ON STRUCK SOME STORED MATERIALS, CAUSING THE SOLVENTS TO BE SPILLED ONTO THE FLO OR. EMPLOYEES #2, #3 AND #6 CLEANED UP THE SPILL WITHOUT USING PERSONAL PROTECTI VE EQUIPMENT. (THEY USED CARDBOARD AND CLOTH TO CLEAN UP THE SPILLED SOLVENTS.) EMPLOYEES #1, #4 AND #5 WERE AFFECTED BECAUSE THE THE THREE OTHER EMPLOYEES TURN ED ON A FAN TO DRY THE FLOOR AND INADVERTENTLY BLEW THE SOLVENT FUMES INTO THESE

Victims (6)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 25 F

    Nature of injury
    17
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    754
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    10
    Hazardous substance
    2460
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 29 F

    Nature of injury
    17
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    753
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    10
    Hazardous substance
    2460
    Task assigned
    1

  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 39 F

    Nature of injury
    17
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    754
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    10
    Hazardous substance
    2460
    Task assigned
    1

  4. #4 Hospitalized Age 29 F

    Nature of injury
    17
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    754
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    10
    Hazardous substance
    2460
    Task assigned
    1

  5. #5 Hospitalized Age 46 F

    Nature of injury
    17
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    754
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    10
    Hazardous substance
    2460
    Task assigned
    1

  6. #6 Hospitalized Age 37 F

    Nature of injury
    17
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    754
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    10
    Hazardous substance
    2460
    Task assigned
    1

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