Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107923211 - Briteway, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 107923211

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 09/27/1989

Site Address:
Briteway, Inc.
301 North Curry Pike
Bloomington, IN 47402

Mailing Address:
1900 East Viva Drive, Bloomington, IN 47401

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7349

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 09/27/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/20/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360199889

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 996991

Event: 09/21/1989

Seven employees hospitalized after exposure to TDI in spill

At 3:00 a.m. on September 22, 1989, Employees #1 through #7 were part of a plant evacuation following a toluene diisocyanate (TDI) spill. Between 12:00 midnight on September 21, 1989 and 3:00 a.m. on September 22, 1989, TDI had been transferred from a bulk storage tank to a smaller process tank in the 27 cubic ft door foam operation area when the spill occurred. The spilled TDI, originally estimated at approximately 3,500 gallons, backed up through an air vent line on the smaller tank and was deposited on the roof. Employees #1 through #7 were hospitalized.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, WORK RULES, INHALATION, TOLUENE, TOXIC FUMES, VENTILATION, SPILL, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107923211	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
2	107923211	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
3	107923211	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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