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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221380249

STATE METAL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Event
Chemical Exposure, Chlorine, Overexposure, Pulmonary Edema
NAICS
331492
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345466684
Employer profile
STATE METAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Summary number
221380249
Report ID
0213900

Event description

Employee responding to chlorine leak walks into chlorine gas

Investigation abstract

At 6:00 a.m. on August 9, 2021, an employee was responding to a chlorine leak when he accidentally walked into a chlorine gas cloud. This exposure resulted in pulmonary edema. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of the condition.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

    Event type
    8

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