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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #781518

AMMONIA,OVEREXPOSURE

Event
AMMONIA,OVEREXPOSURE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
781518
Report ID
452110

Event description

Employees suffer exposure to ammonia

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 through #10, of Fischer Packing Company, suffered ammonia gas inhal ation on March 12, 1990. All employees were evacuated from the plant and sent to the hospital.

Victims (10)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 54 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    14
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    686
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    17
    Hazardous substance
    1170
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #10 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    686
    Human factor
    13
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0170
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    686
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1170
    Task assigned
    1
  4. #3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 48 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    686
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1170
    Task assigned
    1
  5. #4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    686
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1170
    Task assigned
    1
  6. #5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    686
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1170
    Task assigned
    1
  7. #6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 49 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    686
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1170
    Task assigned
    1
  8. #7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    686
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1170
    Task assigned
    1
  9. #8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    686
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1170
    Task assigned
    1
  10. #9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    686
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1170
    Task assigned
    1

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