Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14357966 - EMPLOYEES TREATED FOR POTENIAL NITRIC OXIDE EXPOSURE

Accident Summary Nr: 14357966 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 03/14/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108729351	03/15/1995	4231	0	Carolina Freight Carrier

Abstract: Employee #1 was unloading stock from a truck trailer. There were approximately twenty gas cylinders, labeled poisonous, lying on their sides. Employee #1 heard a hissing noise and contacted his supervisor, Employee #2. Employee #2 contacted his supervisor, Employee #4. Employee #4 contacted his supervisor, Employee #3. The cylinder was leaking nitric oxide. The trailer was immediately closed and removed by the employees. All four exposed employees were not experiencing symptoms, but were sent as a precaution to the emergency room. They were admitted overnight for observation.

Keywords: LEAK, CYLINDER, INHALATION, GAS, TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108729351	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
2	108729351	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
3	108729351	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
4	108729351	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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