Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14299515 - INHALED LEAD FUMES IN INDOOR FIRING RANGE

Accident Summary Nr: 14299515 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 04/04/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14824767	04/16/1985	9211	0	Maryland Reception Diagnostic & Classification Ctr

Abstract: THE TWO EMPLOYEES WERE OVEREXPOSED TO LEAD WHILE PROVIDING INSTRUCTION IN FIREARMS USE AT AN INDOOR FIRING RANGE. AIR SAMPLES TAKEN WHILE HANDGUNS WERE BEING FIRED INDICATED A LEAD EXPOSURE LEVEL OF 85.1 TIMES THE PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT. VENTILATION OF THE INDOOR RANGE CONSISTED OF ONE EXHAUST FAN DRAWING 1572 FEET PER MINUTE. THE TWO EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED TO THE LEAD ROUGHLY 45 DAYS A YEAR. THE INDOOR RANGE WAS CLOSED BY THE EMPLOYER UNTIL MORE VENTILATION COULD BE PROVIDED.

Keywords: VENTILATION, INHALATION, TOXIC FUMES, LEAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14824767			Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Correctional institution officers
2	14824767			Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Correctional institution officers

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