OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #608075

AMMONIA,INHALATION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,AIR CONTAMINATION,VALVE,TOXIC FUMES

1987-11-05T00:00:00

Event: AMMONIA,INHALATION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,AIR CONTAMINATION,VALVE,TOXIC FUMES
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 608075
Report ID: 418100

Event description

Employee hospitalized after inhaling ammonia

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was turning a valve that controlled the flow of ammonia to take a fr eezer out of defrost mode. The valve came out, releasing ammonia into the plant. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0170

Task assigned
1

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