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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #975813

TOXIC FUMES,CHEMICAL

Event
TOXIC FUMES,CHEMICAL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
975813
Report ID
551800

Event description

EMPLOYEE EXPOSED TO TOXIC CHEMICAL

Investigation abstract

12 AUBURN FIREFIGHTERS, 3 AUBURN POLICEMEN, 2 INDIANA STATE POLICE OFFICERS, AND THE DEKALB COUNTY CORONER WERE EXPOSED TO TOXIC CHEMICALS. THEY WERE TESTED AT THE DEKALB COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. 16 OUT OF 17 WERE RELEASED AFTER BLOOD TEST S. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ADMITTED TO INTENSIVE CARE FOR OBSERVATION AND RELEASED ON JU LY 4, 1988.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 31 M

    Nature of injury
    17
    Part of body
    12
    Event type
    10
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    9
    Task assigned
    2

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