OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #968230
PIONEER HOTEL & GAMBLING HALL
LAS VEGAS, NV·
Event description
Employees suffer inhalation burns from spilled chemicals
Investigation abstract
An employee of Pioneer Hotel and Gambling Hall was cleaning a concrete floor wit h a lime scale remover that contained phosphoric and hydrochloric acids. When he accidentally knocked over a one gallon container of chlorine bleach and the mix ture of chemicals gave off chlorine vapors (gas). Employees #1 through #6 were e xposed to the toxic fumes, resulting in minor inhalation burns of the throat and lungs. All but Employee #2 were hospitalized.
Victims (6)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 55 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 439
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 439
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 433
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 57 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 436
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 433
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Hospitalized Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 439
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
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