OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14477723

RESPIRATORY,HEADACHE,INHALATION,NAUSEA,PROPYLENE,TOXIC FUMES

1985-05-02T00:00:00

Event: RESPIRATORY,HEADACHE,INHALATION,NAUSEA,PROPYLENE,TOXIC FUMES
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14477723
Report ID: 111100

Event description

POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO PROPYLENE GAS

Investigation abstract

SOME EMPLOYEES DOING SHIP OVERHAUL WORK WERE LOCATED ABOUT 300 FEET DOWNWIND FRO SAMPLING BY THE EMPLOYER'S LABORATORY PERSONNEL DID NOT DETECT ANY PROPYLENE IN THE AREA OF THE SHIP. M A PROPYLENE STORAGE TANK BEING VENTED FOR REPAIR. DURING THE 2 AM LUNCH BRAKE, EMPLOYEES ON THE SHIP NOTICED FIRE TRUCKS AND SAFETY LAB PERSONNEL BY THE PROPY LENE STORAGE TANK. BELIEVING A GAS LEAK WAS HAPPENING, SOME OF THE EMPLOYEES STA RTED COMPLAINING OF HEADACHES. EVENTUALLY, 42 EMPLOYEES SHOWED UP AT THEIR WORK CENTER, COMPLAINING OF NAUSEA OR HEADACHES. BECAUSE OF THE LATE HOUR, LACK OF ST AFF AND LARGE NUMBER OF AFFECTED EMPLOYEES, ALL WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSP ITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. THE PHYSICIANS THERE WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ANY PARTICULAR TYPE OF TOXIC EXPOSURE. ALL THE EMPLOYEES WERE SEEN AND RELEASED. REAL TIME AIR

Victims (5)

#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
14

Source
19

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1
#2 Hospitalized Age 27 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
14

Source
19

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 22 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
14

Source
19

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1
#4 Hospitalized Age 21 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
14

Source
19

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1
#5 Hospitalized Age 20 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
14

Source
19

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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