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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #758763

EYE,RESPIRATORY,THROAT,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,INHALATION,TOXIC FUMES,CHEMICAL

Event
EYE,RESPIRATORY,THROAT,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,INHALATION,TOXIC FUMES,CHEMICAL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
758763
Report ID
551800

Event description

SEVERAL EMPLOYEES HOSPITALIZED DUE TO CHEMICAL EXPOSURE

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 7:45 PM ON APRIL 2, 1990, AS-511, AN IODINE BASED GERMICIDE/SAN ITIZER, WAS ADDED TO THREE TANKS IN THE DI AND C SHOP RINSE TANKS. AT 8 PM EMPLO YEES #2 AND #3 COMPLAINED OF IRRITATED AND BURNING EYES AND THROAT. THEN EMPLOYE E #1 WAS OVERCOME BY FUMES AND TAKEN TO PARKVIEW HOSPITAL, WHERE SHE WAS ADMINIS TERED OXYGEN AND PLACED UNDER OBSERVATION. THE RINSE TANKS WERE THEN SHUT DOWN A ND REFILLED. (THIS ABSTRACT IS OBVIOUSLY INCOMPLETE. PAGES 2 AND 3 ARE MISSING. THERE WAS APPARENTLY SUBSEQUENT EXPOSURE TO ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES, AS AT LEAST 10 EMPLOYEES WERE HOSPITALIZED FROM EXPOSURE TO AN UNKNOWN CHEMICAL. W.G.)

Victims (10)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 29 F

    Nature of injury
    4
    Part of body
    8
    Event type
    10
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    789
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #10 Hospitalized Age 20 F

    Nature of injury
    4
    Part of body
    8
    Event type
    10
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    795
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  3. #2 Hospitalized Age 50 F

    Nature of injury
    4
    Part of body
    8
    Event type
    10
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    798
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  4. #3 Hospitalized Age 22 M

    Nature of injury
    4
    Part of body
    8
    Event type
    10
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    795
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  5. #4 Hospitalized Age 23 F

    Nature of injury
    4
    Part of body
    8
    Event type
    10
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    795
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  6. #5 Hospitalized Age 18 F

    Nature of injury
    4
    Part of body
    8
    Event type
    10
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    795
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  7. #6 Hospitalized Age 21 F

    Nature of injury
    4
    Part of body
    8
    Event type
    10
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    795
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  8. #7 Hospitalized Age 22 M

    Nature of injury
    4
    Part of body
    8
    Event type
    10
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    795
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  9. #8 Hospitalized Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    4
    Part of body
    8
    Event type
    10
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    795
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  10. #9 Hospitalized Age 30 F

    Nature of injury
    4
    Part of body
    8
    Event type
    10
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    795
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

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