Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14199889 - Waitress' respiratory tract burned by chlorine vapors

Accident Summary Nr: 14199889 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 01/02/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18861179	01/21/1988	5812	0	Bennigan'S Restaurant

Abstract: Employee #1 was waiting tables and went to pick up a food order in the kitchen. A cook was cleaning saute pans in the kitchen when the waitress entered. The cook was mixing two products--L/S/R liquid acidic descaler and Liqu-A-Klor laundry bleach. Employee #1 breathed the vapors and experienced dizziness and nausea. She was transported to the hospital by ambulance and treated for a burned esophagus. The employees had received no RTK training. The cook was unaware of the hazards of mixing the two cleaning products. No ppe was used.

Keywords: BURN, PPE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, INHALATION, CHLORINE, CHEMICAL REACTION, RESPIRATORY TRACT, TOXIC FUMES, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18861179			Hospitalized injury	Other	Waiters and waitresses

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