Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170606495 - Employees exposed to ethylene oxide during tank change

Accident Summary Nr: 170606495 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 01/10/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120047253	01/14/1994	8062	0	Century City Hospital

Abstract: On Monday evening, January 10, 1994, an ethylene oxide leak occurred on the P-1 level of Century City Hospital in the Central Services Area. This occurred after Employee #3 (engineering staff) changed the ethylene oxide tank. Investigation showed that Employee #3 did not close the bleedoff valve during the tank change. The leak continued undetected for about 20 minutes, until Employee #1 (Central Services Employee) saw the visual alarm on the ethylene oxide monitoring equipment and told Employee #2 (Central Services Employee) to evacuate the area. Employee #2 went to the tank area and closed the bleedoff valve.

Keywords: LEAK, ETHYLENE OXIDE, WORK RULES, ALARM, VALVE, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120047253	Non Hospitalized injury	Cancer	Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c.
2	120047253	Non Hospitalized injury	Cancer	Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c.
3	120047253	Non Hospitalized injury	Cancer	Mechanical engineering technicians

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