OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #739946
NUKOTE INTERNATIONAL
BARDSTOWN, KY·
Event description
FIVE EMPLOYEES HOSPITALIZED FROM INHALING TOXIC VAPORS
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 through #5 were working 50 to 200 feet away from an injection moldi ng area where acrylic resin (poly methyl methacryate) was used to purge injectio n molding machines. Emissions from the injection molding area caused the employe es to experience nausea and irritation to the eyes, nose, and respiratory tract. All 5 employees were hospitalized overnight. The incident was believed to be du e to the plant closing for a week to conserve air conditioning with insufficient makeup air.
Victims (6)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 38 Female
- Nature of injury
- Poisoning(Systemic) (17)
- Part of body
- LUNG (28)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- GASES (19)
- Occupation
- Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators (859)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 38 Female
- Nature of injury
- Poisoning(Systemic) (17)
- Part of body
- LUNG (28)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- GASES (19)
- Occupation
- Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators (859)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 45 Female
- Nature of injury
- Poisoning(Systemic) (17)
- Part of body
- LUNG (28)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- GASES (19)
- Occupation
- Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators (859)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 33 Female
- Nature of injury
- Poisoning(Systemic) (17)
- Part of body
- LUNG (28)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- GASES (19)
- Occupation
- Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators (859)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 Female
- Nature of injury
- Poisoning(Systemic) (17)
- Part of body
- LUNG (28)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- GASES (19)
- Occupation
- Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators (859)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
-
#6 Hospitalized Age 35 Female
- Nature of injury
- Poisoning(Systemic) (17)
- Part of body
- LUNG (28)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- FOOD (17)
- Occupation
- Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators (859)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.