Accident Report Detail
Accident: 802298 - Employees Suffer Minor Burns From Escaping Vapors
Accident: 802298 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 07/20/1990 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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107843328 | 08/01/1990 | 3511 | General Electric Company | ||||
Employees #1, #2, and #3 were working around a 1,1,1-trichloroethane turbine blade cleaning tank containing 30 to 60 percent 1,1,1-tricholorethane and more than 60 percent oliphatic petroleum distillates. A turbo cleaner liquid was added to the tank instead of the 100 percent 1,1,1-trichloroethane that was supposed to be added. The employees noticed vapors (most likely hydrochloric acid as a result of the incorrect addition) escaping from the tank. They experienced minor nose and throat burns. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, throat, trichloroethane, hydrochloric acid, nose, chemical reaction, toxic fumes, tank, inattention
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 107843328 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's | |||
2 | 107843328 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's | |||
3 | 107843328 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's |