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Accident Summary Nr: 14480644 - EMPLOYEES EXPOSED TO TOXIC FUMES FROM HOT FLUOROCARBON

Accident Summary Nr: 14480644 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 01/21/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2274363	01/26/1987	3451	0	Balo Precision Parts, A Paptek Co.

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 1:25 PM ON JANUARY 21, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 OBSERVED FUMES COMING AROUND THE DOOR OF A SMALL FURNACE. HE OPENED THE DOOR AND WAS DRIVEN BACK BY THE CHOKING FUMES. EMPLOYEE #6 OBSERVED THE EVENT AND TOOK A LARGE BREATH OF FRESH AIR AS HE ENTERED THE ROOM. HE GRABBED THE SMALL PYREX DISH CONTAINING THE FUMING LIQUID, USING AN INSULATED GLOVE, AND THREW IT OUT THE DOOR INTO A SNOW DRIFT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KEPT OVERNIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. THE OTHER 5 EMPLOYEES WERE TREATED AND RELEASED. THERE WERE NO APPARENT RESIDUAL ILL EFFECTS FROM THIS EXPOSURE.

Keywords: FURNACE, RESPIRATORY, INHALATION, TOXIC FUMES

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2274363	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
2	2274363	Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
3	2274363	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
4	2274363	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
5	2274363	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
6	2274363	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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