OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14517684
INHALATION,PESTICIDE
Event description
POSSIBLE PESTICIDE POISIONING
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES #1-5 WERE CONSTRUCTING STUDIO SETS FOR THE NEDERLANDER FILM PRODUCTION COMPANY. EMPLOYEES #1, #3, AND #4 BECAME ILL ON OCTOBER 21, 1985. EMPLOYEE #5 B ECAME ILL THE FOLLOWING DAY, AND EMPLOYEE #2 THE DAY AFTER THAT. EMPLOYEES #1, # 2 AND #5 WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF SUSPECTED PESTICIDE POISONING. TH E EVENT OCCURED AT THE FT. GEORGE ISLAND AREA OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. THE CITY MOSQUTIO CONTROL DIVISION DENIES SPRAYING, EXCEPT AS REQUIRED. THE FILM COMPANY AND THE ALHAMBRA DINNER THEATER PERSONNEL CLAIM THEY WERE NEVER IN A "FOG" OR " SPRAY". THERE IS INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF TH E ILLNESSES.
Victims (6)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 48
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 48
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 48
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 48
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 48
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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