OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #969584

BURN,EYE,LIGHTING FIXTURE,SKIN

1988-08-24T00:00:00

Event: BURN,EYE,LIGHTING FIXTURE,SKIN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 969584
Report ID: 854910

Event description

Employee's skin and eyes injured by radiation from light

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 through #12 were in a school gym. One of the Metalarc lights in the gym's ceiling had a broken outer jacket. The light did not automatically exting uish, causing the employees to suffer skin burns and eye inflammation due to sho rtwave ultraviolet radiation. Three employees went to a doctor for treatment.

Victims (12)

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 46 M

Nature of injury
19

Part of body
9

Event type
10

Source
15

Occupation code
139

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
14

Hazardous substance
8370

Task assigned
1
#10 Non-hospitalized injury Age 45 M

Nature of injury
19

Part of body
9

Event type
10

Source
15

Occupation code
139

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
14

Hazardous substance
8370

Task assigned
1
#11 Non-hospitalized injury Age 47 M

Nature of injury
19

Part of body
9

Event type
10

Source
15

Occupation code
139

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
14

Hazardous substance
8370

Task assigned
1
#12 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 F

Nature of injury
19

Part of body
9

Event type
10

Source
15

Occupation code
139

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
14

Hazardous substance
8370

Task assigned
1
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 M

Nature of injury
19

Part of body
9

Event type
10

Source
15

Occupation code
139

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
14

Hazardous substance
8370

Task assigned
1
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 56 M

Nature of injury
19

Part of body
9

Event type
10

Source
15

Occupation code
139

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
14

Hazardous substance
8370

Task assigned
1
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 F

Nature of injury
19

Part of body
9

Event type
10

Source
15

Occupation code
139

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
14

Hazardous substance
8370

Task assigned
1
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 41 M

Nature of injury
19

Part of body
9

Event type
10

Source
15

Occupation code
139

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
14

Hazardous substance
8370

Task assigned
1
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 M

Nature of injury
19

Part of body
9

Event type
10

Source
15

Occupation code
139

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
14

Hazardous substance
8370

Task assigned
1
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 M

Nature of injury
19

Part of body
9

Event type
10

Source
15

Occupation code
139

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
14

Hazardous substance
8370

Task assigned
1
#8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 55 M

Nature of injury
19

Part of body
9

Event type
10

Source
15

Occupation code
139

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
14

Hazardous substance
8370

Task assigned
1
#9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 47 M

Nature of injury
19

Part of body
9

Event type
10

Source
15

Occupation code
139

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
14

Hazardous substance
8370

Task assigned
1

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