OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #783779
RESPIRATORY,CLEANING,INHALATION,CHEMICAL REACTION,CHEMICAL VAPOR,TOXIC FUMES,CYANIDE
Event description
3 EMPLOYEES BRIEFLY EXPOSED TO VAPORS FROM HEATED RESIN
Investigation abstract
A NITRILE RESIN (BAREX 210), MADE BY SOHIO, WAS USED TO PURGE THE EXTRUDER SCREW IN A BEKAM 121 BLOW MOLDER. THE MACHINE WAS BEING CLEANED. A HEAT CONTROLLER CO NTACT STUCK AND CAUSED THE MACHINE TO OVERHEAT. THE HIGH HEAT DECOMPOSED THE RES IN WITH POSSIBLE RELEASE OF ACROLEIN, HYDROGEN CYANIDE OR ORGANIC CYANIDES. EMPL OYEES #1, #2, AND #3 WERE EXAMINED AT THE HOSPITAL. THEY WERE TREATED AND RELEAS ED FOR WORK. NO MEASUREMENT OF AIR BORNE CONTAMINENTS WERE TAKEN. EMPLOYEES WERE NOT BELIEVED TO BE OVEREXPOSED AS EXPOSURE WAS BRIEF. THE NORMAL TEMPERATURE OF THE RESIN IS 300 TO 450 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE TEMPERATURE DURING THIS EVENT W AS ABOVE 800 DEGREES.
Victims (3)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 0110
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 0110
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 0110
- Task assigned
- 1
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