Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201796455 - Employee Is Exposed to Apparent Cloud of Hydrogen Sulfide

Accident Summary Nr: 201796455 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/25/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126091529	09/11/2002	3496	0	Davis Wire

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 p.m. on August 25, 2002, Employee #1, a galvanizer at a wire manufacturing company, was pulling out wire from a gravel box that contained a mixer-burner through which the wire was drawn to produce a smooth finish. The burner was fueled by a mixture of natural gas and hydrogen sulfide, and Employee #1 was apparently struck in the face by a cloud of hydrogen sulfide. He was subsequently hospitalized for three days.

Keywords: HYDROGEN SULFIDE, INHALATION, NATURAL GAS, CHEMICAL VAPOR, OVEREXPOSURE, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126091529			Hospitalized injury	Other	Machine operators, not specified

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