Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 780544 - THIRTY ONE EMPLOYEES ASPHYXIATED BY CHEMICAL FIRE

Accident Summary Nr: 780544 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 10/27/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104344551	10/27/1989	3621	0	General Electric Company

Abstract: At 7:50 a.m. on October 27, 1989, a chemical fire occurred at a manufacturing plant injuring thirty-one employees. On October 24, 1989, hazardous waste materials were mixed together prior to being sent to the hazardous waste site. The combined substances were stored outdoors. On October 27, 1989, the 55-gallon drums of material began to heat-up from the oxidizing agent being mixed with non-oxidizing agents. A chemical fire occurred resulting in twenty-nine employees being treated in the emergency room, and two other employees being kept for overnight observation. (Four of the injured employees were not listed on injury lines in the original form.)

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, FIRE, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Management Analysts
2	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Management Analysts
3	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Management Analysts
4	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Inspectors, testers and graders
5	104344551	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Inspectors, testers and graders
6	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
7	104344551	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Personnel, training & labor relations specialists
8	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Assemblers
9	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Cost and rate clerks
10	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Personnel, training & labor relations specialists
11	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Rolling machine operators
12	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Assemblers
13	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Assemblers
14	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Assemblers
15	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Assemblers
16	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Assemblers
17	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Assemblers
18	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Assemblers
19	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Assemblers
20	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Helpers, mechanics and repairers
21	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
22	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Assemblers
23	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Assemblers
24	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Assemblers
25	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Assemblers
26	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Assemblers
27	104344551	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Assemblers

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