Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14461636 - INTOXICATED BY ACRYLIC MONOMER

Accident Summary Nr: 14461636 -- Report ID: 0257260 -- Event Date: 10/08/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3175007	10/09/1985	3674	0	Emulex Caribe, Inc.

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 2 PM ON OCTOBER 8, 1985, AN EMPLOYEE OF EMULEX CARIBE WAS CUTTING A METAL ACRYLIC SHEET. THE CUT SHEET EMANATED ACRYLIC MONOMERS, AFFECTING TEN EMPLOYEES IN THE AREA. THE WORKERS WERE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL AND EXAMINED BY A DOCTOR. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THAT THE EMPLOYER HAD FAILED TO PROVIDE THE EMPLOYEES WITH EVEN A MINIMUM OF PROTECTION FROM THE RISKS OF HANDLING THE ACRYLIC MATERIALS.

Keywords: SHEET METAL, ACRYLIC MONOMER, INTOXICATED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3175007	Hospitalized injury	Other	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
2	3175007	Hospitalized injury	Other	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
3	3175007	Hospitalized injury	Other	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
4	3175007	Hospitalized injury	Other	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
5	3175007	Hospitalized injury	Other	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
6	3175007	Hospitalized injury	Other	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
7	3175007	Hospitalized injury	Other	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
8	3175007	Hospitalized injury	Other	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
9	3175007	Hospitalized injury	Other	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
10	3175007	Hospitalized injury	Other	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers

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