OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #780544

ASPHYXIATED,FIRE,CHEMICAL

1989-10-27T00:00:00

Event: ASPHYXIATED,FIRE,CHEMICAL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 780544
Report ID: 452110

Event description

THIRTY ONE EMPLOYEES ASPHYXIATED BY CHEMICAL FIRE

Investigation abstract

At 7:50 a.m. on October 27, 1989, a chemical fire occurred at a manufacturing pl ant injuring thirty-one employees. On October 24, 1989, hazardous waste material s were mixed together prior to being sent to the hazardous waste site. The combi ned substances were stored outdoors. On October 27, 1989, the 55-gallon drums of material began to heat-up from the oxidizing agent being mixed with non-oxidizi ng agents. A chemical fire occurred resulting in twenty-nine employees being tre ated in the emergency room, and two other employees being kept for overnight obs ervation. (Four of the injured employees were not listed on injury lines in the original form.)

Victims (27)

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 46 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
785

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#10 Non-hospitalized injury Age 52 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
785

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#11 Non-hospitalized injury Age 41 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
785

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#12 Non-hospitalized injury Age 56 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
785

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#13 Non-hospitalized injury Age 44 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
785

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#14 Non-hospitalized injury Age 43 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
785

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#15 Non-hospitalized injury Age 45 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
785

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#16 Non-hospitalized injury Age 54 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
785

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#17 Non-hospitalized injury Age 55 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
707

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#18 Non-hospitalized injury Age 44 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
785

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#19 Non-hospitalized injury Age 45 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
343

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 47 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
785

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#20 Non-hospitalized injury Age 44 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
27

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#21 Hospitalized Age 26 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
27

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#22 Non-hospitalized injury Age 53 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
26

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#23 Non-hospitalized injury Age 58 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
26

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#24 Non-hospitalized injury Age 34 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
26

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#25 Non-hospitalized injury Age 47 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
689

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#26 Hospitalized Age 55 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
689

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#27 Non-hospitalized injury Age 51 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 47 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
785

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 56 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
785

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 55 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
785

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
785

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
785

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 59 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
864

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1
#9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 58 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2582

Task assigned
1

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