OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14550149
BEL AIR HEALTH CARE CENTER
COLUMBIA, TN·
Event description
Six employees injured after inhaling unknown gas
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 through #5 were in a work area when they were exposed to an unknown gas. Employee #1 became nauseated and Employees #2 through #5 suffered headache s and raw throats. They were transported to the hospital as a precaution, but no ne were admitted. It is believed the source of the chemical was a malfunctioning Magic Pak heater/air conditioning unit. The area was ventilated immediately aft er the incident and could not be recreated. There were no measurable levels of e xplosive gases or freon, and no natural gas levels were found by the gas company . The employer stated that the employees' carboxyhemoglobin levels were checked and they were not elevated.
Victims (6)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 30 F
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 40 F
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 35 F
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 38 F
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 42 F
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Hospitalized Age 25 F
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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