Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170171342 - Employee collapses after acute overexposure to naphtha

Accident Summary Nr: 170171342 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 02/15/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111834925	02/18/1992	4785	0	Ca Transportation

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning the inside of blower fan ducts at Webster/Alameda Portal of Oakland-Alameda Tube using Chevron 350-B solvent applied to the duct wall with a Hudson sprayer. The fan damper was closed, creating a confined space. Because of an excursion exposure to undetermined vapor concentration of petroleum distillate (naphtha), she collapsed and had to be rescued.

Keywords: DUCT, FAN, VAPOR, VENTILATION, CONFINED SPACE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, INHALATION, NAPHTHA, OVEREXPOSURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111834925			Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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