OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14421523
IBP, INC.
DAKOTA CITY, NE·
Event description
Four employees suffer overexposure to chlorine gas
Investigation abstract
The offal room foreman placed contaminated boots and aprons in a 32 gallon plast ic pail in an equipment wash room adjacent to the office room. He dumped a half gallon of chlorine bleach into the pail. He then obtained a gallon of Henkel Bon chem acid 300 (60 percent phosphoric acid) and poured it into the pail. He then began to add water. A violent reaction occurred and chlorine gas was given off. The office room workers evacuated themselves. Employees #1 through #4, three cle an-up employees without ppe and another employee, were hospitalized.
Victims (4)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- Poisoning(Systemic) (17)
- Part of body
- LUNG (28)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- Poisoning(Systemic) (17)
- Part of body
- LUNG (28)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 30 F
- Nature of injury
- Poisoning(Systemic) (17)
- Part of body
- LUNG (28)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- Poisoning(Systemic) (17)
- Part of body
- LUNG (28)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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