OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #914242

CYLINDER,WORK RULES,INHALATION,CHLORINE,TOXIC FUMES,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE,CHEMICAL

1989-05-03T00:00:00

Event: CYLINDER,WORK RULES,INHALATION,CHLORINE,TOXIC FUMES,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE,CHEMICAL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 914242
Report ID: 552624

Event description

Employee inhales chlorine gas

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 attempted to remove a metering system from a chlorine gas cylinder b efore the cylinder was empty or the valve had been shut off. Employee #1 inhaled chlorine, but did not require hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 60 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1

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