OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #692384
MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,INHALATION,CHLORINE DIOXIDE,GAS LEAK,TOXIC FUMES,OVEREXPOSURE,STORAGE AREA,TANK
Event description
Five employees overcome by chlorine dioxide
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 through #5, welders, were installing reinforcement bands on a chlor ide dioxide storage tank. The chemical tank had many leaks and Employees #1 thro ugh #5 were overcome.
Victims (5)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 783
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0614
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 783
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0614
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 783
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0614
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 783
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0614
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 783
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0614
- Task assigned
- 1
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