Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201082351 - Employee Hospitalized Due To Chemical Exposure

Accident Summary Nr: 201082351 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 11/06/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125701292	06/08/2000	3452	0	American Metals

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a "Hem" saw, cutting tubing outside, under a covered work platform when he became ill. Employee #1 began to experience a headache and shortness of breath. A temporary employee had been hired to paint the steel racks used for temporary tube storage that day. Employee #1 appears to have had an adverse respiratory reaction to the paint being used on the racks. Employee #1 was admitted to the hospital with the diagnoses of acute facial edema/broncho-spasm-anaphylaxis.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, ALLERGIC REACTION, HEADACHE, PAINT, SAW, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125701292			Hospitalized injury	Other	Slicing and cutting machine operators

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