Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201092780 - Four Employees Exposed To Chlorine Gas

Accident Summary Nr: 201092780 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 01/27/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126140045	01/29/1999	1711	0	Thi Group Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1, #2, #3, and #4 were exposed to chlorine gas when a subcontractor inadvertently mixed 5 gallons of sodium hypochlorite with approximately 3.5 gallons of sulfuric acid at the construction site. All four employees were treated but were not hospitalized.

Keywords: SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE, CONSTRUCTION, GAS, CHLORINE, SULFURIC ACID, CHEMICAL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126140045	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor
2	126140045	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor
3	126140045	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor
4	126140045	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.