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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #997338

RESPIRATORY,INHALATION,GAS

Event
RESPIRATORY,INHALATION,GAS
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
997338
Report ID
551800

Event description

4 EMPLOYEES SUFFERED EXPOSURE TO AN UNKNOWN AIRBORNE HAZARD

Investigation abstract

ON NOVEMBER 6, 1987 EMPLOYEES #1 THROUGH #4 SUFFERED THE EFFECTS OF AN EXPOSURE TO AN UNKNOWH "INDUSTRIAL" GAS. ALL FOUR EMPLOYEES WORKED IN THE POLYVINYL CHLOR IDE MOLDING OPERATION. SCREENING SAMPLES AND FULL SHIFT SAMPLING FOR VINYL CHLOR IDE DID NOT INDICATE ANY OVER EXPOSURE. DETECTION TUBE READINGS WHERE TAKEN FOR CARBON MONOXIDE, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, CHLORINE, AND TOLUENE. NO OVER EXPOSURE TO A NY OF THESE SUBSTANCES WAS INDICATED. THE SOURCE OF THE INDUSTRIAL GAS IS UNKNOW N. THERE WERE NO PHYSICAL PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY ANY EMPLOYEES DURING THE FULL SHIFT SAMPLING.

Victims (4)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 40 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    719
    Human factor
    7
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 49 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    719
    Human factor
    7
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    719
    Human factor
    7
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  4. #4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    8
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    719
    Human factor
    7
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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