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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14498315

EYE,HEATER,WORK RULES,INHALATION,NAUSEA,DIZZINESS,CHEMICAL VAPOR,TOXIC FUMES,UNGUARDED,HIGH TEMPERATURE

Event
EYE,HEATER,WORK RULES,INHALATION,NAUSEA,DIZZINESS,CHEMICAL VAPOR,TOXIC FUMES,UNGUARDED,HIGH TEMPERATURE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14498315
Report ID
626600

Event description

Thirteen employees inhale polystyrene byproducts

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 through #13 were working in or near a burn-in room. A damp polystyr ene shipping container fell onto an unguarded heater in the burn-in room, where it was being taken to dry. The employees, who were between 15 and 30 feet away, inhaled byproducts of the melting polystyrene container. They suffered dizziness , nausea, malaise, and eye irritation, and were hospitalized.

Victims (30)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 45 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #10 Hospitalized Age 24 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  3. #11 Hospitalized Age 31 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  4. #12 Hospitalized Age 48 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  5. #13 Hospitalized Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  6. #14 Hospitalized Age 48 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  7. #15 Hospitalized Age 33 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  8. #16 Hospitalized Age 59 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  9. #17 Hospitalized Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  10. #18 Hospitalized Age 39 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  11. #19 Hospitalized Age 41 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  12. #2 Hospitalized Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  13. #20 Hospitalized Age 36 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  14. #21 Hospitalized Age 52 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  15. #22 Hospitalized Age 39 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  16. #23 Hospitalized Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  17. #24 Hospitalized Age 57 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  18. #25 Hospitalized Age 40 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  19. #26 Hospitalized Age 39 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  20. #27 Hospitalized Age 35 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  21. #3 Hospitalized Age 38 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  22. #33 Hospitalized Age 38 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  23. #34 Hospitalized Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  24. #35 Hospitalized Age 24 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  25. #4 Hospitalized Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  26. #5 Hospitalized Age 24 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  27. #6 Hospitalized Age 35 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  28. #7 Hospitalized Age 58 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  29. #8 Hospitalized Age 34 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

  30. #9 Hospitalized Age 24 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1080
    Task assigned
    1

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