Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14401715 - Thirty-two employees exposed to chemical vapors

Accident Summary Nr: 14401715 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 11/12/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102327848	11/13/1989	4213	0	Yellow Freight System, Inc.

Abstract: A drum of ethylene diamine was punctured by a forklift inside a van. The leaking liquid created a vapor cloud that blew around the loading dock. Employees #1 through #32, who were working at the loading dock, inhaled the vapors. None of the thirty-two employees required hospitalization.

Keywords: LEAK, ASPHYXIATED, VAPOR, DRUM, INHALATION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, CHEMICAL VAPOR, TOXIC FUMES, LOADING DOCK, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
3	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
4	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
5	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
6	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
7	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
8	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
9	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
10	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
11	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
12	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
13	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
14	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
15	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
16	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
17	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
18	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
19	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
20	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
21	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
22	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
23	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
24	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
25	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
26	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
27	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
28	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
29	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
30	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
31	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
32	102327848	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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