Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120340708 - Hasa, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 120340708

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 08/06/2003

Site Address:
Hasa, Inc.
1251 Loveridge Rd.
Pittsburg, CA 94565

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5169

NAICS: 424690/Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 08/26/2003

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/28/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361728447

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201485703

Event: 07/09/2003

Employee has asthma attack when exposed to bleach

On July 9, 2003, Employee #1 was delivering boxes of sodium hypochlorite, or bleach. During a delivery route Employee #1 noticed that one box tipped off a pallet in the truck trailer. He called back to his office to report what happened and that there were fumes inside the trailer. The safety manager instructed him to wait until his arrival to assess the situation. Employee #1 said that he could handle the situation and he tried to tip the box back into place. While waiting for the safety manager, Employee #1 had an asthma attack. When the safety manager arrived on site, he noticed that Employee #1 looked ill and immediately took him to the hospital. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for asthma and an extremely high blood sugar level. An investigation revealed that approximately one gallon of bleach had leaked from the container into the trailer.

Keywords: LEAK, VAPOR, SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE, INHALATION, TRUCK, PALLET, CONTAINERIZED CARGO, TRAILER, CHEMICAL, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120340708			Hospitalized injury	Other	Truck drivers, light

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