OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14199905

ALLIED/BENDIX AEROSPACE

OWSON, MD— 1985-07-17T00:00:00

Event: EYE, RESPIRATORY, THROAT, TRICHLOROETHANE, FIRE, DEGREASER, SMOKE, TOXIC FUMES
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2813418
Employer profile: ALLIED/BENDIX AEROSPACE
Summary number: 14199905
Report ID: 352450

Event description

FIRE IN DEGREASING TANK RELEASED IRRITATING VAPOR

Investigation abstract

THE WORKERS IN THIS AREA PERFORMED SOLDERING ASSEMBLY AND PRODUCTION WORK ON ELE USE. CTRONICS PARTS. THE PARTS ARE PLACED INTO THE DEGREASER AFTER SOLDERING TO CLEAN OFF THE FLUX. ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY THE DEGREASING TANK CONTAINED RESIDUAL 1,1 ,1 TRICHLOROETHANE. THE FLUX CAUGHT FIRE, RELEASING SMOKE AND VAPOR INTO THE ROO M. ABOUT 45 MINUTES AFTER THE FIRE HAD BEEN EXTINGUISHED THE EMPLOYEES BEGAN COM PLAINING OF BURNING EYES, SORE THROATS AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH. MOST OF THEM WER E SENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION. THE FIRE APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY EITHER A DROP IN FLUID LEVEL, WHICH ALLOWED THE THERMOSTAT TO OVERHEAT AND IGNITE THE F IRE, OR A FAILURE TO TURN OFF THE HEATING ELEMENT WHEN THE DEGREASER WAS NOT IN

Victims (20)

#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
633

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1720

Task assigned
1
#10 Hospitalized Age 32 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
689

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1720

Task assigned
1
#11 Hospitalized Age 27 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
689

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1720

Task assigned
1
#12 Hospitalized Age 21 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
689

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1720

Task assigned
1
#13 Hospitalized Age 64 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
785

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1720

Task assigned
1
#14 Hospitalized Age 28 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
689

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1720

Task assigned
1
#15 Hospitalized Age 22 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
785

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1720

Task assigned
1
#16 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
785

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1720

Task assigned
1
#17 Hospitalized Age 26 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
689

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1720

Task assigned
1
#18 Hospitalized Age 58 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
689

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1720

Task assigned
1
#19 Hospitalized Age 26 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
689

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1720

Task assigned
1
#2 Hospitalized Age 29 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
689

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1720

Task assigned
1
#20 Hospitalized Age 21 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
689

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1720

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 31 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
689

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1720

Task assigned
1
#4 Hospitalized Age 21 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
689

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1720

Task assigned
1
#5 Hospitalized Age 31 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
689

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1720

Task assigned
1
#6 Hospitalized Age 29 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
785

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1720

Task assigned
1
#7 Hospitalized Age 23 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
689

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1720

Task assigned
1
#8 Hospitalized Age 22 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
785

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1720

Task assigned
1
#9 Hospitalized Age 25 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
689

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1720

Task assigned
1

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