Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200082154 - Employees Are Exposed To Chemicals When Bottle Breaks
Accident: 200082154 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 03/03/2005 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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308270446 | 03/03/2005 | 3089 | Eastern Plastics, Inc. | ||||
On March 3, 2005, Employee #1 and other 10 employees were cleaning up the spill after a one-gallon bottle of Weldon 5 (70Methylene chloride, 20Methylmethacrylate 5 acetic acid) broke in the Receiving Area. Employees opened a roll up door to get some fresh air when high wind blew the vapors throughout the facility. The building was evacuated, and 11 employees were taken to the hospital. They were not hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
high wind, vapor, cleaning, inhalation, spill, poisoning, door, chemical
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 308270446 | Occupation not reported |