OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #977108
FLEET TRANSPORT CO INC
CHATTANOOGA, TN·
Event description
Employees suffer from exposure to ammonia
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were cleaning the interior of a tank trailer. Only general v entilation was available and they were exposed to ammonia mist and vapors. A che mical reaction with some other materials may have also occurred. Ammonia trailer s were not routinely cleaned at this terminal.
Victims (2)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 887
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0170
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 887
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0170
- Task assigned
- 2
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