OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14455802
KIER MANAGEMENT CORP.
OGDEN, UT·
Event description
EMPLOYEE EXPOSED TO HIGH CONCENTRATION OF DUROVAP PESTICIDE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SENT TO FUMIGATE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE'S HOME TO ELIMINATE AN INFESTA UTAH. BY THE TIME HE HAD FINISHED THE JOB AND LEFT THE SITE HE WAS FEELING NAUS EAS. WHILE AT THE HOSPITAL VISITING HIS FATHER HE PASSED OUT. HE WAS MOVED TO TH E EMERGENCY ROOM AND TREATED AND RELEASED. HE HAS SUFFERED NO FURTHER AFTEREFFEC TS. TION OF ROACHES. HE PURCHASED THE PESTICIDE "DUROVAP" FOR THE JOB. HE QUICKLY RE VIEWED THE MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET ON DUROVAP AND BEGAN SPRAYING. HE FAILED T O FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS IN THAT HE USED 1 1/2 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL IN THE MIX INS TEAD OF THE 1 OUNCE THAT WAS CALLED FOR. HE WANTED TO FINISH BEFORE LUNCH AND HE DID NOT WANT TO COME BACK AND RE-SPRAY, AS IS NORMALLY DONE. HE WANTED TO OPEN THE WINDOWS FOR VENTILATION BUT FOUND THAT THEY WERE ALL STUCK SHUT. HE USED A D UST MASK (3M 8500) FOR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION. EMPLOYEE #1 TOOK ALL THESE SHORTC UTS DESPITE THE FACT THAT HE WAS A LICENSED PESTICIDE APPLICATOR IN THE STATE OF
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 10
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 455
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0850
- Task assigned
- 2
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