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Accident: 170607154 - Employee Overcome By Vapors From Cleaning Chemicals
Accident: 170607154 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/19/1992 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 119966737 | 12/30/1992 | 5812 | Coco'S | ||||
| On December 19, 1992, an employee was assigned to clean the back patio area. He wanted to get the area extremely clean so he mixed two chemical cleaning products together--bleach and Limeaway, which contains 30 percent phosphoric acid. Because he did not read or speak English, he was unaware of what he was mixing. Immediately thereafter, a white chemical acid vapor appeared and began to move toward the kitchen's back entrance. Employee #1 was near the back entrance and began suffering shortness of breath and a burning in his throat. The assistant manager assisted him to the walk-in freezer so he could catch his breath. In addition to experiencing the other symptoms, Employee #1 began to feel sick to his stomach and began hyperventilating. The paramedics arrived and administered oxygen to him and took him to San Antonio Hospital. | |||||||
Keywords:
bleach, work rules, cleaning, nausea, phosphoric acid, chemical vapor, overexposure, inattention
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| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
| 1 | 119966737 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Cooks, except short order | |||