OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #981977
WORK RULES,INHALATION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,SPILL,CHEMICAL VAPOR,TOXIC FUMES,OVEREXPOSURE
Event description
Eighteen exposed, six affected by diesel fumes
Investigation abstract
At 10:00 a.m. on February 13, 1989, the dike surrounding a 3,000-gallon tank fai led and 20 gallons of diesel fuel leaked out. Diesel vapors entered a workplace through the air conditioning system, affecting Employees #1 through #6 of the 18 employees. All personnel were evacuated and the employees were taken to the inf irmary and later transported to a health center. All employees returned to work the following day and there were no signs of illness related to their exposure t o the diesel fumes.
Victims (6)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 888
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2037
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 888
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2037
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 26 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 888
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2037
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 888
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2037
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 888
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2037
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 42 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 888
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2037
- Task assigned
- 1
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