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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14454532

EYE,HYDROGEN CHLORIDE,FIRE,INHALATION,GAS,SMOKE,TOXIC FUMES,POLYVINYL CHLORIDE

Event
EYE,HYDROGEN CHLORIDE,FIRE,INHALATION,GAS,SMOKE,TOXIC FUMES,POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14454532
Report ID
751910

Event description

TOXIC FUMES EMITTED FROM BURNING BUILDING CONTAINING PVC

Investigation abstract

AT 1:00 AM, EMPLOYEE #6 REPORTED TO THE NURSE WITH AN EYE IRRITATION. THE NURSE REFERRED HIM TO MERCY HOSPITAL. THE DOCTOR RECOMMENDED TWO DAYS OFF WORK. EMPLOY EE #6'S CONDITION WAS APPARENTLY INDEPENDENT OF THOSE OF EMPLOYEES #1-5. ON JULY 16, 1985, OLD WASTE WATER PLANT, A BUILDING ABOUT THREE BLOCKS FROM THE WORKING PLACE OF EMPLOYEES #1-6, BURNED, EMITTING SMOKE AND HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS. EMPL OYEES #1-5 REPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER THEIR WORKSHIFT ENDED AT 6 AM. BY 8 AM THEY WERE COMPLAINING OF SYMPTOMS OF TOXIC GAS EXPOSURE. THEY WERE TREATED AND RELEASED.

Victims (6)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 46 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1430
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 60 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1430
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 46 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1430
    Task assigned
    1
  4. #4 Hospitalized Age 25 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1430
    Task assigned
    1
  5. #5 Hospitalized Age 35 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1430
    Task assigned
    1
  6. #6 Hospitalized Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    11
    Part of body
    8
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1

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