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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14339881

FIREFIGHTER,FIRE,NAUSEA,TOXIC FUMES,STOMACH,CHEMICAL

Event
FIREFIGHTER,FIRE,NAUSEA,TOXIC FUMES,STOMACH,CHEMICAL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14339881
Report ID
453710

Event description

FIRE INVOLVING AGRICHEMICALS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEES #1 THROUGH #13 BECAME ILL WHEN THEY RESPONDED TO A STRUCTURAL FIRE AT THE FCX STORE IN MOORESVILLE. ASSORTED AGRICHEMICALS WERE STORED AT THE STORE. T HE CHEMICAL FUMES GIVEN OFF BY THE FIRE CAUSED STOMACH PAINS AND NAUSEA IN THE A FFECTED EMPLOYEES. THEY WERE HOSPITALIZED AND TREATED FOR CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA. EM PLOYEES #2, #5 AND #8 WERE AMBULANCE WORKERS. THEY HAD NOT ENTERED THE FIRE AREA , BUT WORKED ONLY AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE FIRE SCENE IN SUPPORT OF THE FIREF IGHTERS.

Victims (14)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 41 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #10 Hospitalized Age 24 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  3. #11 Hospitalized Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  4. #12 Hospitalized Age 52 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  5. #13 Hospitalized Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  6. #2 Hospitalized Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  7. #3 Hospitalized Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  8. #4 Hospitalized Age 36 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  9. #5 Hospitalized Age 22 F

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    208
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  10. #6 Hospitalized Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  11. #7 Hospitalized Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  12. #8 Hospitalized Age 32 F

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    208
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  13. #9 Hospitalized Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  14. #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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