OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #763037

WAL-MART STORES INC

PARIS, TN· 1989-06-15T00:00:00

Event: BURN, PPE, GLOVE, CLEANING, CHEMICAL BURN, SPILL, MALATHION, CHEMICAL, RESPIRATOR
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #107900284
Employer profile: WAL-MART STORES INC
Summary number: 763037
Report ID: 454725

Event description

NINE EMPLOYEES ADVERSLY AFFECTED BY CHEMICAL SPILL

Investigation abstract

A one quart glass bottle of 50 percent malathion concentrate made in 1996 was fo osed and aired out for three hours and reopened. und broken on the floor. Employee #1 discovered it and attempted to contain the spill with her hands, while Employees #2, #3, #4, and #6 cleaned the spill with rags and mops. Employee #6 put on gloves and a one-strap paper mask, poured Spic -n-Span on the spill and used paper towels to clean it up. Employees were having trouble breathing and developed rashes. They washed at work and went to the hos pital. There they took two showers and the hospital burned their clothes. Employ ees #1 and #8 stayed in the hospital overnight; Employee #9 was not admitted; an d the Employees #2-#7 were kept for four hours and released. The building was cl

Victims (9)

#1 Hospitalized Age 19 Female

Nature of injury
Burn(Chemical) (4)

Part of body
HAND(S) (12)

Accident type
ABSORPTION (10)

Source of injury
CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)

Occupation
Sales workers, other commodities (274)

Human factor
MATER-HANDLG PROCED. INAPPROPR (11)

Environmental factor
CHEMICAL ACTION/REACTION EXPOS (9)

Hazardous substance
1616

Task assigned
Task regularly assigned (1)
#2 Hospitalized Age 23 Male

Nature of injury
Other (21)

Part of body
LUNG (28)

Accident type
ABSORPTION (10)

Source of injury
CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)

Occupation
Sales workers, other commodities (274)

Human factor
MATER-HANDLG PROCED. INAPPROPR (11)

Environmental factor
CHEMICAL ACTION/REACTION EXPOS (9)

Hazardous substance
1616

Task assigned
Task regularly assigned (1)
#3 Hospitalized Age 25 Male

Nature of injury
Other (21)

Part of body
HAND(S) (12)

Accident type
ABSORPTION (10)

Source of injury
CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)

Occupation
Sales workers, other commodities (274)

Human factor
MATER-HANDLG PROCED. INAPPROPR (11)

Environmental factor
CHEMICAL ACTION/REACTION EXPOS (9)

Hazardous substance
1616

Task assigned
Task regularly assigned (1)
#4 Hospitalized Age 19 Male

Nature of injury
Burn(Chemical) (4)

Part of body
HAND(S) (12)

Accident type
ABSORPTION (10)

Source of injury
CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)

Occupation
Sales workers, other commodities (274)

Human factor
MATER-HANDLG PROCED. INAPPROPR (11)

Environmental factor
CHEMICAL ACTION/REACTION EXPOS (9)

Hazardous substance
1616

Task assigned
Task regularly assigned (1)
#5 Hospitalized Age 32 Female

Nature of injury
Other (21)

Part of body
HEAD (13)

Accident type
INHALATION (8)

Source of injury
CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)

Occupation
Sales workers, other commodities (274)

Human factor
MATER-HANDLG PROCED. INAPPROPR (11)

Environmental factor
GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)

Hazardous substance
1616

Task assigned
Task regularly assigned (1)
#6 Hospitalized Age 28 Female

Nature of injury
Dermatitis (8)

Part of body
HAND(S) (12)

Accident type
ABSORPTION (10)

Source of injury
CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)

Occupation
Sales workers, other commodities (274)

Human factor
MATER-HANDLG PROCED. INAPPROPR (11)

Environmental factor
CHEMICAL ACTION/REACTION EXPOS (9)

Hazardous substance
1616

Task assigned
Task regularly assigned (1)
#7 Hospitalized Age 22 Female

Nature of injury
Other (21)

Part of body
HEAD (13)

Accident type
INHALATION (8)

Source of injury
CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)

Occupation
Sales workers, other commodities (274)

Human factor
MATER-HANDLG PROCED. INAPPROPR (11)

Environmental factor
GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)

Hazardous substance
1616

Task assigned
Task regularly assigned (1)
#8 Hospitalized Age 37 Female

Nature of injury
Other (21)

Part of body
LUNG (28)

Accident type
INHALATION (8)

Source of injury
CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)

Occupation
Sales workers, other commodities (274)

Human factor
MATER-HANDLG PROCED. INAPPROPR (11)

Environmental factor
GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)

Hazardous substance
1616

Task assigned
Task regularly assigned (1)
#9 Hospitalized Age 26 Female

Nature of injury
Other (21)

Part of body
LUNG (28)

Accident type
INHALATION (8)

Source of injury
CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)

Occupation
Sales workers, other commodities (274)

Human factor
MATER-HANDLG PROCED. INAPPROPR (11)

Environmental factor
GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)

Hazardous substance
1616

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.