Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 762823 - Employee overcome by gas from improperly combined chemicals

Accident Summary Nr: 762823 -- Report ID: 0454722 -- Event Date: 11/12/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111048641	11/13/1990	2013	0	Oscar Mayer Foods Corp

Abstract: Employee #1 assumed that his sweeper contained bleach and added more. Apparently, the sweeper contained acid that was stored nearby; a chemical reaction occurred and Employee #1 was overcome by the fumes. He required hospitalization.

Keywords: BLEACH, WORK RULES, CHEMICAL REACTION, TOXIC FUMES, SWEEPER, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111048641			Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported

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