Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201064672 - Employee's lungs injured when he inhales chemical vapors

Accident Summary Nr: 201064672 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 05/15/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120138227	11/07/2001	5169	0	Abcana Industries

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 to 11:45 a.m. on May 15, 2001, Employee #1 was working next to a maintenance room. During a pumping operation, muriatic acid, (containing 31 to 36 percent hydrochloric acid), and bleach, (containing 12.5 to 15.6 percent sodium hypochlorite and 0.1 to 2.0 percent sodium hydroxide), inadvertently mixed. Employee #1 was hospitalized for inhalation of chlorine gas and hypochlorite and hydrochloric acid vapors.

Keywords: HYDROCHLORIC ACID, LUNG, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, VAPOR, SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE, BLEACH, INHALATION, CHLORINE, CHEMICAL BURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120138227			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Truck drivers, light

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