OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14340038
FIREFIGHTER,LEAK,RESPIRATORY,AMMONIA,INHALATION,TOXIC FUMES,RESPIRATOR
Event description
FIREFIGHTERS EXPOSED TO AMMONIA FROM LEAKING COMPRESSOR
Investigation abstract
ON OCTOBER 2, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:45 PM, AMMONIA BEGAN LEAKING FROM A BLOWN ING AMMONIA. THEY HAD NO PROBLEMS. COMPRESSOR CYLINDER HEAD. FIRE FIGHTERS FROM THE ROSE HILL AND MAGNOLIA VOLUNTE ER FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE SENT TO THE SCENE. THE ROSE HILL FIRE CHIEF SENT EMPLOY EES #1 THROUGH #3 INTO THE AREA OF THE LEAK TO INSURE THAT ALL EMPLOYEES HAD BEE N EVACUATED AND TO TRY TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. ONE FIREMAN WORE A BEAR D; THE OTHER TWO DIDN'T HAVE A GOOD SEAL WITH THEIR RESPIRATORS. (THEY WERE WEAR ING AIR PACKS.) THEY WERE EXPOSED TO THE AMMONIA FUMES. ALL THREE HAD ATTENDED F IRE DEPARTMENT SPONSORED TRAINING SESSIONS ON RESPIRATOR USE. TWO HOUSE OF RAEFO RD EMPLOYEES, ACCOMPANIED BY TWO FIREMEN, ENTERED THE AREA AND SHUT OFF THE LEAK
Victims (4)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Hazardous substance
- 0170
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Hazardous substance
- 0170
- Task assigned
- 2
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#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Hazardous substance
- 0170
- Task assigned
- 2
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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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