Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200202125 - Employees are sickened after inhaling acid vapors

Accident Summary Nr: 200202125 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 08/13/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305863904	08/19/2003	3273	327320	L.M. Scofield Co.

Abstract: At about 7:30 a.m. on August 13, 2003, Employees #1 through #3 became ill soon after beginning their shift in a concrete laboratory. They were transported to a hospital and admitted for treatment of asphyxia. According to the employer, maintenance personnel had used muriatic (hydrochloric) acid to unclog a drain in the laboratory the day before.

Keywords: HYDROCHLORIC ACID, MAINTENANCE, ASPHYXIATED, VAPOR, INHALATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305863904	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	305863904	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
3	305863904	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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