Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202080586 - Employee Mixing Pool Solution Inhales Chlorine Vapors

Accident Summary Nr: 202080586 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 08/16/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314896549	08/16/2010	6513	531110	Sun Communities Inc.

Abstract: An employee was working in a pool house mixing a chlorine slurry by adding chlorine granules to a bucket of water. When the employee started mixing the slurry, it got foamy and began to spill over the top of the bucket. In a short time, the slurry began popping, and employee was splashed with the chlorine slurry. He inhaled chlorine vapors, and he was hospitalized. The report did not indicate whether he sustained any burns as well.

Keywords: LUNG, VAPOR, INHALATION, CHLORINE, POOL, DISINFECTANT, SKIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314896549			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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