OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #691105
WENDY'S RESTAURANT
SALT LAKE CITY, UT·
Event description
INHALED CHLORINE VAPORS FROM CLEANING COMPOUNDS
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN A GREASY SPILL ON THE FLOOR WITH WATER. HE A DDED BLEACH (CLOROX) AND PHOSPHORIC ACID (LIME-A-WAY) TO THE WATER. THE RESULTIN G CHEMICAL REACTION RELEASED IRRITATING VAPORS (CHLORINE) WHICH AFFECTED THE RES PIRATORY TRACT OF EMPLOYEE #1. EMPLOYEE #2 AND TWO OTHERS CAME TO SEE WHAT WAS H APPENING AND WERE ALSO OVERCOME BY THE VAPORS. ALL FOUR WERE SENT TO THE HOSPITA L. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN ON THE JOB FOR FOUR MONTHS. TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES IS ON -THE-JOB AND ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE TRAINER.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 15 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 437
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 2085
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 17 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 438
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 2085
- Task assigned
- 2
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