OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #997338
RESPIRATORY,INHALATION,GAS
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)
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#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 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 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 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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