Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117516.015 - Employee inhales chemicals after being struck by vapor cloud

Accident Summary Nr: 117516.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 06/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1411344.015	06/28/2019		311615	Koch Foods Of Cincinnati Llc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on June 21, 2019, an employee was walking up a set of steps when he was struck by a cleaning compound vapor cloud. The employee inhaled corrosive and toxic bleach and acid vapors and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Bleach, Caustic, Chemical, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Vapor, Chlorine, Cleaning Fluid, Corrosive, Food processing, Inhalation, Lung, Nitric Acid, Non-PEL Overexposure, Overcome by vapors, Overexposure, Phosphoric Acid, Sodium Hypochlorite, Struck By, Toxic Atmosphere, Toxic Fumes, Vapor

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1411344.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous plant and system operators

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