OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #711622
VENTILATION,INHALATION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,PETROLEUM NAPHTHA,CHEMICAL VAPOR,TOXIC FUMES,OVEREXPOSURE,ASPHALT
Event description
Five employees exposed to solvents from roofing compound
Investigation abstract
A subcontractor was using a compound containing asphalt and petroleum naphtha to reproof a building. Despite the fact that the ventilation system had been put o n total recirculation with no outside air intake, some of the vapors entered the work area inside. Employees #1 through #5 reported slight to mild symptoms that could be attributed to solvent exposure, and were sent to a local hospital for medical evaluation. All were later released. The physician reported that only Em ployee #2 exhibited physical evidence of exposure to organic vapors.
Victims (5)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 336
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 2037
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 683
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 2037
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 336
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 2037
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 38 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 336
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 2037
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 336
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 2037
- Task assigned
- 1
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