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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14444368

EXPLOSION,CHEMICAL

Event
EXPLOSION,CHEMICAL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14444368
Report ID
355111

Event description

Six employees taken to hospital after chemical explosion

Investigation abstract

There was a chemical explosion at Lee Laboratories, Inc., Petersburg Industrial Park. Employee #1, of Lee Laboratories, and Employee #2, of Parham Scale, were h eld in the hospital for observation and discharged at 8:15 a.m. on August 16, 19 84. Employee #3, of Parham Scale, Employee #5, of the Petersburg Fire Department , and Employee #6, of Lee Laboratories, went to the emergency room for precautio nary observation, but were not admitted. Employee #4, of Lee Laboratories, was t reated and released.

Victims (5)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    24
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1030
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    43
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1030
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 20 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    24
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1030
    Task assigned
    2
  4. #4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 38 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    21
    Event type
    6
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    18
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1
  5. #6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    14
    Event type
    6
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    18
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Hazardous substance
    1030
    Task assigned
    1

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