Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122682.015 - Employee inhales chlorine from mixing incompatible chemicals

Accident Summary Nr: 122682.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 12/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1452435.015	12/10/2019		325612	Kinpak, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on December 9, 2019, an employee working for a cleaning and polishing products manufacturer was mixing a batch of marine mold cleaner. The employee added the wrong chemical to the mixture causing a chemical reaction. The employee inhaled chlorine gas and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Chemical, Chemical Burn, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Reaction, Chemical Vapor, Chlorine, Corrosive, Gas, Hazard Communication, Inhalation, Lung, Mixer, Overcome by gas, Overexposure

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1452435.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury

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