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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14554422

CLEANING,INHALATION,CHLORINE,CHEMICAL REACTION,TOXIC FUMES,CHEMICAL,INATTENTION

Event
CLEANING,INHALATION,CHLORINE,CHEMICAL REACTION,TOXIC FUMES,CHEMICAL,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14554422
Report ID
728900

Event description

OVERCOME BY CHLORINE GAS

Investigation abstract

SOME IBP EMPLOYEES WERE STANDING NEXT TO A FEW DUBOIS EMPLOYEES AT THE END OF TH E SECOND SHIFT. AS THEY WERE PREPARING TO LEAVE, THE DUBOIS EMPLOYEES BEGAN THEI R CLEANUP OPERATION. A DUBOIS EMPLOYEE, BECAUSE OF POOR COMMUNICATIONS AND AN UN MARKED CHEMICAL CONTAINER, MISTAKENLY MIXED SOME SODIUM CHLORATE WITH PERCHLORIC ACID. THE RESULTING REACTION GENERATED CHLORINE GAS. SEVERAL IBP EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED TO THE CHLORINE GAS AND WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. TWO DUBOIS EMPLOYEE S WERE ALSO HOSPITALIZED.

Victims (5)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0640
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 22 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0640
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0640
    Task assigned
    1
  4. #4 Hospitalized Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0640
    Task assigned
    1
  5. #5 Hospitalized Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0640
    Task assigned
    1

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