OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14470884
HYDROCHLORIC ACID,PPE,CLEANING,INHALATION,SPILL,CHEMICAL VAPOR,CHEMICAL
Event description
EMPLOYEE INHALED HYDROCHLORIC ACID FUMES
Investigation abstract
THE EMPLOYEES WERE FILLING A 330 GALLON STORAGE TANK LOCATED IN THE CHEMICAL STO RAGE ROOM. THE TANK OVERFLOWED, SPILLING HYDROCHLORIC ACID ONTO THE FLOOR. EMPLO YEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN UP THE SPILL, USING ONLY A HALF-FACE RESPIRATOR AND A PAIR OF GLOVES FOR PROTECTION. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR THE TREATMENT OF HYDROGEN CHLORIDE INHALATION. AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT, THE COM PANY HAS INSTALLED THREE INTERLOCKING AUTOMATED SYSTEMS DESIGNED TO PREVENT CHEM ICAL OVERFLOWS. THE TANK FILLING OPERATION WAS PERFORMED COMPLETELY MANUALLY BEF ORE THE ACCIDENT.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1430
- Task assigned
- 1
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