Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200080091 - Three employees injured by smoke from fire

Accident Summary Nr: 200080091 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 09/30/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102787959	10/01/1997	2262	0	Intermark Fabric Corporation

Abstract: Employees #1 through #3 were present when a fire in the ventilation ducts mixed with combustion products from burning nylon flock. There followed an explosion, and all three workers were engulfed in a cloud of black sooty smoke. Employees #1 through #3 were overcome by the fumes and were transported to the hospital, where they were treated and released.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, DUCT, FIRE, INHALATION, EXPLOSION, SMOKE, COMBUSTIBLE DUST, OVEREXPOSURE, SMOKE INHALATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102787959	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Miscellaneous textile machine operators
2	102787959	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Miscellaneous textile machine operators
3	102787959	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Miscellaneous textile machine operators

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