OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #784140
ALLIED DRUM SERVICE, INC.
LOUISVILLE, KY·
Event description
Eight employees become ill after chemical release
Investigation abstract
Fifty-five gallon drums of sulfuryl chloride were to be reconditioned after use. it end of the furnace. None of the employees wore respirators. Employees #1 thro ugh #8 experienced burning eyes, nose, and throat, and nausea with vomiting. Employees #1, #3, and #5 cut the rims of the drums to remove the tops. Employee #2 beaded -- smoothed the jagged edges of -- the fifteen drums which had been c ut. Employee #1 cut one drum. Employee #3 cut four drums. Employee #5 cut ten dr ums. After beading, the drums are sent through an oven at approximately 1,400 to 2300 degrees Fahrenheit. Five drums were sent through the burner. Ten drums wer e stopped before being burned. Vapors escaped from the drums while they were bei ng cut and beaded. Employees #1 through #5 were all on the cutting dock; Employe e #6 was on the ground near the cutting dock. Employees #5 and #6 were at the ex
Victims (8)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 779
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 779
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 779
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 779
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 44 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 779
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 766
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 766
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 549
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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