OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #825562
STERLING SUPPLY CORPORATION
HANOVER, MD·
Event description
Employees become dizzy after removing perchloroethylene
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 through #7 were removing perchloroethylene from a warehouse area. T hey complained of dizziness and were taken to the hospital. Although some employ ees were wearing respiratory protection, an effective safety program was not in effect.
Victims (7)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 Male
- Nature of injury
- Poisoning(Systemic) (17)
- Part of body
- BODYSYSTEM (4)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)
- Occupation
- Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c. (883)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Hazardous substance
- 2020
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
-
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 Male
- Nature of injury
- Poisoning(Systemic) (17)
- Part of body
- BODYSYSTEM (4)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)
- Occupation
- Truck drivers, heavy (804)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Hazardous substance
- 2020
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 26 Male
- Nature of injury
- Poisoning(Systemic) (17)
- Part of body
- BODYSYSTEM (4)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)
- Occupation
- Truck drivers, heavy (804)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Hazardous substance
- 2020
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 Male
- Nature of injury
- Poisoning(Systemic) (17)
- Part of body
- BODYSYSTEM (4)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)
- Occupation
- Truck drivers, heavy (804)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Hazardous substance
- 2020
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 Male
- Nature of injury
- Poisoning(Systemic) (17)
- Part of body
- BODYSYSTEM (4)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)
- Occupation
- Truck drivers, heavy (804)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Hazardous substance
- 2020
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
-
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 Male
- Nature of injury
- Poisoning(Systemic) (17)
- Part of body
- BODYSYSTEM (4)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)
- Occupation
- Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c. (883)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Hazardous substance
- 2020
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
-
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 34 Male
- Nature of injury
- Poisoning(Systemic) (17)
- Part of body
- BODYSYSTEM (4)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)
- Occupation
- Truck drivers, heavy (804)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Hazardous substance
- 2020
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
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.