Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 840538 - Fifteen employees treated for chemical overexposure

Accident Summary Nr: 840538 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 06/01/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103198230	06/01/1990	8711	0	Urban Engineering

Abstract: On June 1, 1990, a 220-gallon carboy containing less than 50 percent sulfuric acid and less than 4 percent phosphoric acid slipped off a tailgate during delivery at a shopping mall and 100 gallons of the chemical spilled. The chemical entered the shopping mall sanitary sewers and was picked up by a major department store's fresh air intake system. Department store Employees #1 through #15 were taken to local hospitals, treated, and released. The spilled chemical was #2705, supplied by Phoenix Industrial, and contains less than 4 percent phosphoric acid, less than 3 percent sodium tolyltriazole, less than 50 percent sulfuric acid, and more than 43 percent non-hazardous ingredients.

Keywords: VENTILATION, SPILL, TOXIC FUMES, OVEREXPOSURE, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103198230	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
2	103198230	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
3	103198230	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
4	103198230	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
5	103198230	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
6	103198230	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
7	103198230	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
8	103198230	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
9	103198230	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
10	103198230	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
11	103198230	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
12	103198230	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
13	103198230	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
14	103198230	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
15	103198230	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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