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Inspection: 104248901 - Blue Star Foods Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

 

Inspection Nr: 104248901
Report ID: 0751910
Date Opened: 02/15/1990

Site Address:
Blue Star Foods Inc.
1023 Fourth Street
Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2038

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 02/15/1990

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/23/1990


Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 827907
Event: 02/15/1990
Employee suffers rash after exposure to liquid ammonia

At approximately 4:07 a.m. on February 7, 1990, Employee #1 had to shut off an ammonia valve in the hallway of the Blue Star Food Plant in Council Bluffs, IA. The ammonia line had been struck by a loaded forklift that was being moved down the hallway. As the employee shut off the valve, liquid ammonia and vapors came out the broken pipe. The employee received a rash in the groin area. He washed it off in the washroom and felt fine. He remained on the job. No one was hospitalized. Employee #1 was wearing the proper mask and gloves.

Keywords: VAPOR, ALLERGIC REACTION, AMMONIA, VALVE, PIPE

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 104248901 Non Hospitalized injury Burn(Chemical) Mechanical engineering technicians
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