OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14336556
TOXIC ATMOSPHERE,INHALATION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,SULFURIC ACID,VAPOR,HOSE,RUPTURE,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE,CHEMICAL
Event description
Employee inhales oleum mist
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, of a trucking company, was pumping oleum (fuming sulfuric acid) int o a storage tank at a detergent manufacturing plant. The hose burst, releasing o leum mist into the air. No one, including Employee #1, was seriously injured. Al though 13 employees went to the hospital, none were admitted.
Victims (3)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2130
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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#982 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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