Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14473631 - EMPLOYEES POISONED BY INHALING VAPORS FROM FLOOR STRIPPING

Accident Summary Nr: 14473631 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 03/31/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103363792	04/07/1989	3661	0	Tellabs, Incorporated

Abstract: Eight employees were in a building where floor stripping compound containing mineral spirits was being used on the second shift. The ventilation system carried vapors into another department where employees became ill and were taken to the local hospital by EMT personnel, where they were treated and released.

Keywords: LUNG, VENTILATION, AIR CONTAMINATION, POISONING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103363792	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported
2	103363792	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported
3	103363792	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported
4	103363792	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported
5	103363792	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported
6	103363792	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported
7	103363792	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported
8	103363792	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported

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