Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202366274 - Paramedics Are Hospitalized In Exposure To Toxic Vapor
Accident: 202366274 -- Report ID: 1055360 -- Event Date: 08/30/2006 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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310299672 | 08/30/2006 | 4119 | Deer Park Volunteer & | ||||
Around noon of August 29, 2006, Employees #1 and #2, both paramedics, arrived at the intersection of Bruce Road and State Route 206 in Spokane, WA, where firefighters were extinguishing a burning garbage truck that contained a high pH cleaning product. The employees were affected by the chemical vapors emitted and were taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center, where they were treated for their injuries. | |||||||
Keywords:
firefighter, garbage truck, health care worker, fire, toxic atmosphere, inhalation, cleaning fluid, chemical vapor, chemical
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 310299672 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | |||
2 | 310299672 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported |