OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221433451
BLUES CITY BREWERY, LLC
MEMPHIS, TN·
Event description
Six employees incur respiratory illnesses caused by vapor re
Investigation abstract
At 10:10 a.m. on February 1, 2022, an employee connected the wrong chemical tote, i.e. Dilac instead of Dibac, to a day tank containing a chlorine solution. The chemical reaction of the two chemicals caused a vapor release into the Government Cellar area. Eight employees sustained unspecified respiratory illnesses, six of the employees were hospitalized for treatment.
Victims (8)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 38 M
- Event type
- 8
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#2 Hospitalized Age 36 F
- Event type
- 8
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#3 Hospitalized Age 53 F
- Event type
- 8
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#4 Hospitalized Age 51 M
- Event type
- 8
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#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 M
- Event type
- 8
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#6 Hospitalized Age 44 M
- Event type
- 8
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#7 Hospitalized Age 50 F
- Event type
- 8
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#8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 56 M
- Event type
- 8
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