Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14238067 - Employees become ill after exposed to unknown chemical

Accident Summary Nr: 14238067 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 04/12/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111195533	04/16/1990	8711	0	Harding & Lawson Associates
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111195509	04/16/1990	2893	0	Mobile Reclamation System
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111195525	04/16/1990	4959	0	Disposal Control Services Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were recycling used printing ink at a hazardous waste cleanup site. As they worked, they began to feel lightheaded, dizzy, and nauseated. Employees #1 and #2 were evaluated at an emergency room and then sent home. Interviewing them or the employer was impossible because the firm is located out of state and the employees were not hospitalized. Subsequent air sampling did not reveal the cause of the employees' alleged illnesses. Neither employee had received training in the hazards of the chemical materials they were handling.

Keywords: HAZARDOUS WASTE, UNTRAINED, CHEMICAL, INHALATION, DIZZINESS, OVEREXPOSURE, VAPOR, NAUSEA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111195533			Occupation Not Listed
2	111195509	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
3	111195509	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
4	111195525			Occupation Not Listed

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