Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120483.015 - Employee inhales chlorine from mixing incompatible chemicals

Accident Summary Nr: 120483.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 10/04/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1436113.015	10/07/2019		624120	Spiritrust Lutheran Life

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on October 4, 2019, an employee working in an elderly home was cleaning a drain underneath a garbage disposal. The employee had mixed bleach with limex and inhaled the chlorine gas. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Chemical, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Reaction, Chemical Vapor, Chlorine, Cleaning, Inhalation, Lime, Lung, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1436113.015	43	F	Hospitalized injury		Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c.

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