Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201632049 - Seven employees exposed to leaking freon gas

Accident Summary Nr: 201632049 -- Report ID: 1054191 -- Event Date: 08/05/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304615701	08/07/2001	7999	0	Ice Chalets Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304615933	08/07/2001	6512	0	Clackamas Associates Limited Partnership
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304617483	08/27/2001	1711	0	Portland Mechanical Contractors Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304615685	08/07/2001	7381	0	Valor Security Services Inc

Abstract: On August 5, 2001, during routine ice rink maintenance, the blade of the Zamboni ice making machine hit a refrigeration pipe, laid right below the surface of the ice, on north side of the rink. It ruptured the pipe and caused the release of the pressurized Freon 22 into the air above the "Ice Chalet" skating rink at Clackamas Town Center. Security personnel from Valor Security Service Company got involved in the evacuation of the building and seven guards got exposed to Freon gas. They were then sent to Sunnyside Kaiser Hospital for the evaluation of their symptoms, which included coughing, shortness of breath and light-headedness. The seven Security Officers were released from the hospital a couple hours later and none of them were admitted to the hospital.

Keywords: LEAK, SECURITY GUARD, FREON, COUGH

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304615701			Occupation not reported
2	304615933			Occupation not reported
3	304617483			Occupation not reported
4	304615685	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Protective service occupations, n.e.c.
5	304615685	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Protective service occupations, n.e.c.
6	304615685	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Protective service occupations, n.e.c.
7	304615685	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Protective service occupations, n.e.c.

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