Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 817452 - Employees exposed to acetic acid

Accident Summary Nr: 817452 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 10/10/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100774629	10/10/1990	3952	0	A.M. Bruning

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on October 10, 1990, an employee spilled about 1 quart of acetic acid and used a hose to clean up the spill. Shortly after, he heard a disturbance on the lower floor. Workers came to him coughing and saying that there was a fire in Diago coating. Employee #1 saw a white wall of fog and was engulfed. As he began to choke, he asked the secretary to call 911. The ambulance personnel sent about 10 employees to the hospital for observation. None was hospitalized.

Keywords: WORK RULES, FIRE, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, INHALATION, AIR CONTAMINATION, SPILL, TOXIC FUMES, CHEMICAL, COUGH

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100774629	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported
2	100774629	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported
3	100774629	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported
4	100774629	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported

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