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Accident Summary Nr: 114007.015 - Two Employees incur respiratory injuries due to exposure to

Accident Summary Nr: 114007.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 02/27/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1381618.015	02/28/2019		237110	B.L. Harbert International, L.L.C.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on February 27, 2019, Employee # 1 supervised the off-loading of sodium hypochlorite into a ferric sulfate tank and Employee #2 operated the crane. When the two chemicals mixed chorine gas was created. Employees #1 and #2 were exposed to the gas and received respiratory injuries that required hospitalization for treatment.

Keywords: Chemical Exposure, Chlorine, Crane Operator, Gas, Off Loading, Overcome by gas, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Sodium Hypochlorite, Storage Tank

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1381618.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Crane Operator	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:
2	1381618.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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