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Accident: 804450 - Employees Hospitalized After Inhaling Toxic Vapors
Accident: 804450 -- Report ID: 0257230 -- Event Date: 07/30/1991 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 108104761 | 08/01/1991 | 2013 | Productos Kikuet, Inc. | ||||
| At approximately 10:30 a.m. on July 30, 1991, Employees #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6 were working in the food preparation area while technicians cleaned and repaired an air conditioning system. To clean the unit, the technicians applied a coil cleaner that contained phosphoric and hydrofluoric acids to the unit. The acids reacted with the aluminum on the unit and created a vapor that seeped through the unit's duct. The employees inhaled the vapors and were hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
hydrofluoric acid, cleaning, inhalation, phosphoric acid, chemical reaction, cleaning fluid, toxic fumes
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| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
| 1 | 108104761 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Miscelaneous food preparation occupations | |||
| 2 | 108104761 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Miscelaneous food preparation occupations | |||
| 3 | 108104761 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Miscelaneous food preparation occupations | |||
| 4 | 108104761 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Miscelaneous food preparation occupations | |||
| 5 | 108104761 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Miscelaneous food preparation occupations | |||
| 6 | 108104761 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Miscelaneous food preparation occupations | |||