Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 655126 - Two employees hospitalized for possible cyanide poisoning

Accident Summary Nr: 655126 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 09/24/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107321259	09/24/1991	2869	0	Poly Organix

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were cleaning a filter press containing precipitated salts from a water treatment process when they apparently inhaled some ethyl cyanide vapors, which cause cyanide poisoning. Both employees were rushed to the Anna Jacques Hospital in Newburyport, MA. Employee #2 was admitted overnight for observation. Employee #1 was transferred to the Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk, CT, for hyperbaric treatment.

Keywords: CLEANING, INHALATION, POISONING, TOXIC FUMES, CYANIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107321259			Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported
2	107321259			Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported

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