OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #993477
ALDEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
ALDEN, NY·
Event description
Two employees exposed during methyl methacrylate spill
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and a student were placing a sheet of plastic on a shelf in a storag e room. An approximately one pint bottle of methyl methacrylate was knocked off a shelf, fell on the floor, and broke. Employee #1 cleaned the spill with sawdus t. Employee #2 arrived at the site after the spill had been cleaned. Both employ ees were examined and released. Employee #1 said that he had had a headache imme diately after the spill; no injuries were sustained.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 148
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1774
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 148
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1774
- Task assigned
- 1
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