OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221464852

Chemical,Chemical Burn,Chemical Exposure,Chemical Reaction,Chemical Vapor,Chlorine,Engineering Technician,Eye,Eye protection,Gas,Hazard Assessment,Hazard Communication,Inhalation,Insufficient Supervision,Lung,Maintenance,Material Handling,Non-PEL Overexposure,Overcome by vapors,Overexposure,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Pool,Protective Clothing,Respirator,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Sodium Hypochlorite,Technician,Vapor

2021-08-18T00:00:00

Event: Chemical,Chemical Burn,Chemical Exposure,Chemical Reaction,Chemical Vapor,Chlorine,Engineering Technician,Eye,Eye protection,Gas,Hazard Assessment,Hazard Communication,Inhalation,Insufficient Supervision,Lung,Maintenance,Material Handling,Non-PEL Overexposure,Overcome by vapors,Overexposure,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Pool,Protective Clothing,Respirator,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Sodium Hypochlorite,Technician,Vapor
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221464852
Report ID: 0950641

Event description

Employee sustains lung inflammation when inhaling poll chemi

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 68 M

Event type
8

Occupation code
214

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