Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114383.015 - Four employees are overcome by chemical vapors

Accident Summary Nr: 114383.015 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 03/11/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1384593.015	03/11/2019		238910	Frederico Demolition, Llc

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on March 11, 2019, Employees #1, #2, #3, and #4, employed by a demolition company, were engaged in the demolition of chemical tanks at a commercial site, a multiemployer construction project. Employee #1 was removing clamps/fittings from a process pipe when fumes of Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate (MDI), Polyol E-824, and Polyol E-850 released into the air. The four employees were overcome by this chemical exposure. Emergency services transported the four employees to the hospital for treatment of respiratory irritation. Employees #1, #2, and #3 required hospitalization. Employee #4, following treatment, was released without hospitalization.

Keywords: Chemical Exposure, Chemical Vapor, Construction, Demolition, Dismantling, Fitting, Overcome by gas, Overcome by vapors, Pipe, Respiratory Tract, Storage Tank, Toxic Atmosphere

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1384593.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:
2	1384593.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:
3	1384593.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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