OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #997163

MAGNAVOX INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS

AUBURN, IN· 1986-06-13T00:00:00

Event: OVEN, WORK RULES, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, INHALATION, DEGREASER, FAINTED, TOXIC FUMES, OVEREXPOSURE, HIGH TEMPERATURE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2701753
Employer profile: MAGNAVOX INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
Summary number: 997163
Report ID: 551800

Event description

Thirteen employees exposed to toxic fumes

Investigation abstract

At approximately 8:15 p.m., on June 13, 1986, Employee #1 was in the tri-die roo m of Magnovox Products, Inc., preparing boats to go into a hydrogen oven. He beg an to feel sick and three other employees fainted. Employees #1 through #12 were taken to the hospital for treatment. Employee #2 had struck her head against th e floor when she fainted; she was hospitalized for one day with a concussion. Em ployees #1 and #3 through #12 were treated and released the same day. Other affe cted employees went to the hospital on their own at a later time. The hydrogen o ven and the degreaser, which contained the solvents Alpha 564 and AP220, were be lieved to be the source of the problem, but no definitive cause could be found.

Victims (13)

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
785

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2020

Task assigned
1
#10 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
785

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2020

Task assigned
1
#11 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2020

Task assigned
1
#12 Non-hospitalized injury Age 45 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2020

Task assigned
1
#14 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2020

Task assigned
1
#2 Hospitalized Age 47 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
785

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2020

Task assigned
2
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
785

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2020

Task assigned
2
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 38 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
785

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2020

Task assigned
1
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
785

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2020

Task assigned
1
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
785

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2020

Task assigned
1
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 49 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
785

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2020

Task assigned
1
#8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 26 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
785

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2020

Task assigned
1
#9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
785

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2020

Task assigned
1

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