OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #675843
CAPITOL RACQUET SPORTS INC DBA
SALEM, OR·
Event description
Employees overexposed to chlorine gas
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 through #5 worked at a club with a swimming pool. Either improper m aintenance of the pool chlorination system, or unsupervised personnel in the pum p room, caused hydrochloric acid and sodium hypochlorite solution to be automati cally injected into the main circulation return piping system even though the ci rculation pump was turned off. Over a period of several hours chlorine gas fille d the piping system and when the main circulation pump was turned on, a concentr ated cloud of chlorine gas was forced through the return lines and into the swim ming pool. Two to three club members, five emergency fire fighters, and Employee s #1 through #5 of the club, were transported to the hospital for treatment.
Victims (5)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 469
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 19 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 469
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 19 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 469
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 17 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 469
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 26 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 469
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
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