OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14499792
BADGER STATE MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
BROOKFIELD, WI·
Event description
Seventeen workers sickened after improper chemical disposal
Investigation abstract
A drain cleanser containing sulfuric acid was poured into a drain used to dispos e of photographic chemicals. A rotten egg odor coming from the first and second floor drains caused Employees #1 through #5 and 12 coworkers to become ill. They were sent to a local hospital for treatment, and Employee #1 was hospitalized.
Victims (5)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 48 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 44
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 2310
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 44
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 2310
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 44
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 2310
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 44
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 2310
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 20 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 44
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 2310
- Task assigned
- 1
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