OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #982504
INDUSTRIAL BLENDS INC
YABUCOA, PR·
Event description
EMPLOYEES HOSPITALIZED FOR SKIN BURNS WHEN EXPOSED TO PHENOL
Investigation abstract
Employees were cleaning the inside of a tank and were exposed to phenol. All sev en employees were hospitalized for skin burns on their faces and hands.
Victims (7)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 Male
- Nature of injury
- Burn(Chemical) (4)
- Part of body
- FACE (9)
- Accident type
- OTHER (14)
- Source of injury
- CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- CHEMICAL ACTION/REACTION EXPOS (9)
- Hazardous substance
- 2040
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
-
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 41 Male
- Nature of injury
- Burn(Chemical) (4)
- Part of body
- FACE (9)
- Accident type
- OTHER (14)
- Source of injury
- CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- CHEMICAL ACTION/REACTION EXPOS (9)
- Hazardous substance
- 2040
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 19 Male
- Nature of injury
- Burn(Chemical) (4)
- Part of body
- FACE (9)
- Accident type
- OTHER (14)
- Source of injury
- CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- CHEMICAL ACTION/REACTION EXPOS (9)
- Hazardous substance
- 2040
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 18 Male
- Nature of injury
- Burn(Chemical) (4)
- Part of body
- FACE (9)
- Accident type
- OTHER (14)
- Source of injury
- CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- CHEMICAL ACTION/REACTION EXPOS (9)
- Hazardous substance
- 2040
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 Male
- Nature of injury
- Burn(Chemical) (4)
- Part of body
- FACE (9)
- Accident type
- OTHER (14)
- Source of injury
- CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- CHEMICAL ACTION/REACTION EXPOS (9)
- Hazardous substance
- 2040
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
-
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 Male
- Nature of injury
- Burn(Chemical) (4)
- Part of body
- FACE (9)
- Accident type
- OTHER (14)
- Source of injury
- CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- CHEMICAL ACTION/REACTION EXPOS (9)
- Hazardous substance
- 2040
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
-
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 38 Male
- Nature of injury
- Burn(Chemical) (4)
- Part of body
- FACE (9)
- Accident type
- OTHER (14)
- Source of injury
- CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- CHEMICAL ACTION/REACTION EXPOS (9)
- Hazardous substance
- 2040
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.