Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14305015 - TWO EMPLOYEES INJURED AFTER INHALING SO2

Accident Summary Nr: 14305015 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 09/13/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103661542	09/15/1989	1721	0	Brown'S Painting Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and #2 worked for a painting contractor. They were working at a pulp mill on the same floor, but not in the same room as the digesters. Suddenly, 5000 gallons of SO2 escaped from digester number 5. One man was in a restroom and the other out painting on a beam. Both men had respirators in close proximity. Yet, there was no warning of the release and the gas was inhaled by both men before they could escape the area. They were both taken to the hospital where they spent the night and were released.

Keywords: INHALATION, GAS, SULFUR DIOXIDE, PAINTER, RESPIRATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103661542			Hospitalized injury	Other	Painters, construction and maintenance
2	103661542			Hospitalized injury	Other	Painters, construction and maintenance

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