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Accident: 200550648 - Four Employees Suffer Respiratory Distress During Torching

**Accident: 200550648 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 01/14/1997**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
123467821	02/12/1997	3589	Hydrodynamics Corp.

On January 14, 1997, Employees #1 through #4 were torching a hydrounit for scrap metal. The four workers suffered respiratory problems after breathing in fumes during the process. Employees #1 through #3 were hospitalized; Employee #4 was treated and released.

Keywords: respiratory, ppe, work rules, inhalation, gas, torch, respiratory tract, chemical vapor, chemical, cutting and burning

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	123467821	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
2	123467821	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
3	123467821	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
4	123467821	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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