Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170620488 - Fourteen employees exposed to carbon monoxide and hydrogen

Accident Summary Nr: 170620488 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 04/13/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120193776	04/13/1995	3679	0	Lika California

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 p.m., Employee #1, who works for a manufacturer that makes multilayer circuit boards by a multistep dip operation, inadvertently mixed 55 gal of 50 percent hydrogen peroxide into 110 gal of 30 percent formaldehyde. This resulted in a carbon monoxide and hydrogen release. The facility was evacuated and the local fire department and ambulance responded. Employees #1 through #14, three of whom were from two temporary employment agencies, were treated for inhalation and released. Employee #1 evidently had not looked at the label on the 55 gal drum. Both hydrogen peroxide and formaldehyde are in similar black 55 gal poly drums with labels on one side.

Keywords: HYDROGEN, WORK RULES, INHALATION, CHEMICAL REACTION, TOXIC FUMES, CARBON MONOXIDE, INATTENTION, WARNING SIGN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120193776	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Electrical and electronic technicians
2	120193776	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Electrical and electronic technicians
3	120193776	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Electrical and electronic technicians
4	120193776	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Electrical and electronic technicians
5	120193776	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Electrical and electronic technicians
6	120193776	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Electrical and electronic technicians
7	120193776	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Electrical and electronic technicians
8	120193776	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Electrical and electronic technicians
9	120193776	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Electrical and electronic technicians
10	120193776	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Electrical and electronic technicians
11	120193776	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Electrical and electronic technicians
12	120193776	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Electrical and electronic technicians
13	120193776	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Electrical and electronic technicians
14	120193776	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Electrical and electronic technicians

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